How to Use Guided Imagery to Prepare for Surgery
Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that can be used to help you prepare for an upcoming surgery. The more relaxed you are, the less stress hormones you will have, meaning your surgery may be more successful and you may heal better after the surgery. Guided imagery promotes deep relaxation using key words, relaxing images and breathing techniques. This relaxation process works wonders with
children
dealing with surgeries.
Things You'll Need:
Guided imagery CDs
CD player/headphones
1
Purchase a few guided imagery CDs. You can purchase them online at places such as Amazon or perhaps from your hospital.
2
Start listening to your CDs as soon as you can and plan on listening to them at least once every day until your surgery.
3
Consider putting the CDs into your computer, and then downloading them onto an MP3 player. MP3 players such as Ipods are more transportable than CD players.
4
Talk to your care provider about using guided imagery before your surgery. So much research promotes its use that your doctor may be extremely supportive of using this technique. Your doctor may be able to recommend a CD or a tape to listen to, or your hospital may actually sell guided imagery CDs.
5
Find out if you can listen to your CD up until the point you go under anesthesia. Some hospitals will also allow you to wake up from anesthesia listening to the CD. You may have to bring your own headphones and CD player or MP3 player.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2085919_use-guided-imagery-prepare-surgery.html
Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that can be used to help you prepare for an upcoming surgery. The more relaxed you are, the less stress hormones you will have, meaning your surgery may be more successful and you may heal better after the surgery. Guided imagery promotes deep relaxation using key words, relaxing images and breathing techniques. This relaxation process works wonders with
children
dealing with surgeries.
Things You'll Need:
Guided imagery CDs
CD player/headphones
1
Purchase a few guided imagery CDs. You can purchase them online at places such as Amazon or perhaps from your hospital.
2
Start listening to your CDs as soon as you can and plan on listening to them at least once every day until your surgery.
3
Consider putting the CDs into your computer, and then downloading them onto an MP3 player. MP3 players such as Ipods are more transportable than CD players.
4
Talk to your care provider about using guided imagery before your surgery. So much research promotes its use that your doctor may be extremely supportive of using this technique. Your doctor may be able to recommend a CD or a tape to listen to, or your hospital may actually sell guided imagery CDs.
5
Find out if you can listen to your CD up until the point you go under anesthesia. Some hospitals will also allow you to wake up from anesthesia listening to the CD. You may have to bring your own headphones and CD player or MP3 player.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2085919_use-guided-imagery-prepare-surgery.html
