title: A unique hypnotherapeutic approach to interstitial cystitis: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a disease of the urinary bladder in which the lining may become inflamed and ulcerated, resulting in pain, urinary frequency and urgency. While traditional hypnotherapy has been shown effective in treating IC, some clients do not want the use of suggestion, daily self-hypnosis or extended treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A woman presented with a 9-year medical history of IC without resolution despite multiple medical treatments. Six sessions with Dr. Sidman's advanced approach to hypnotherapy resulted in her being free of pain and related symptoms for at least 5 years since this intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resolution of IC symptoms was obtained in a client who had been refractory to conventional medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Jacqueline Sidman Health Foundation, 4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612, USA. drjacqueline@sidmansolution.com
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sidman
authors.forename: Max D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lechtman
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Lyster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy