Im not sure about that. Hypnotherapy really works well when the person has to modify some time of behavior..Parkinsons is not voluntary like smoking, obsessive eating and such so i dont think that this type of treatment would work well..sad to say but most research has shown that if the disease is severe, then surgery is the next step..something like a DBS to stimulate the brain, or some other type of electric shock to the brain.. BUT as a home treatment i would suggest to give him foods packed with Dopamine..since it a neurotransmitter it will help with movement difficulties..things like turkey which increases seratonin..and seratonin then produces dopamine..also try apples, honey..ETC..it will really help

That would be absurd.

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Hi, I have heard of hypnotherpay being very effective for a wide varity of things and it appears to have worked welll, but unfortuantly havent heard any feedback for Parkinsons, But overall i do rate hynotherpay as long as you find a genuine and registered practioner! Hope that helps in some way.

I have not heard of any research suggesting that hypnotherapy would be effective for Parkinsons Disease, however I’m not exactly up on the latest research in this area.
My feeling would be that hypnotherapy would be a waste of time for Parkinsons. I presume that your Dad is already on medicine for Parkinsons? Unfortunately we still do not have a cure, although huge advances were made in the 80′s regarding treatment which is why Parkinsons patients can lead a satisfying life for much longer now.

Parkinson’s is a brain disease. A bad brain disease. Hypnotherapy could possibly improve a couple of the symptoms, but it is too feeble an approach to deal with a complex brain disease.

In the past few years,few diseases have been in the public eye as consitstently as Parkinson’s and Alzeimer’s. These terrible debilitating degenerative diseases of the central nervous system already affect millions,and theincidence is rising yearly.Unfortunately, the emphasis in research has been on finding cures rather than focusing on prevention.Stem cell research and it’s applicatiom to the treatment of Parkinson’s has stimulated vigorous debate. However equally fascinating is the discovery that oxidative damage to the brain isfundamental in the causation and developement of these illnesses, as well as in MS. Intervention through intense antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapy as a preventative measure arguably offers prospects of success more promising than even the much heralded advances in genetic therapy.
Another disease, multiple sclorocis, is named for the scarring plaques that damage the myelin sheaths which insulate nerve fibers. These scars are caused by free radical damage to th whitematter of the brain. These free radicals are the result of inflammation caused by the misdirected attacks of the immune system against a healthy and essential body part. Neurotoxins, which destroy the neurons themselves are also produced by inflammation. At present, no oral medication exists to treat this crippling autoimmune disease.
Once again, Japanese laborartory research with glial cells ( central nervous system cells) suggests Mangosteen could be expected to produce thereputic effect in BOTH the prevention and treatment of Parkinson’s, Altzheimer’s and MS (and by extension, other neuro-degenerative diseases where inflammation is prominent) by reducing oxidative damage and inflammation. It is entirely logical to expect Mangosteen will help in this reduction; my patient experience indicates that it does.
In fact, the results of mangosteen use in Alzheimer’s patients surpasses anything I have ever observed with the use of Alzheimer’s drugs (such as Aricept and it’s successors). Alzheimer’s patients using mangosteen, regardlessof the stage of the disease, are often able to regain lost abilities. Caregivers report that, in advanced disease, behavioural aberrations such as rocking and screaming (which are sometimes accompanied by self mutilation) have improved. In milder disease, memory improvement and recuperation of the ability to perform some daily living activities have been frequently reported. Such "turning back the disease clock" is simply not seen with the prescriptionmedications available in conventional medicine.
While certainly not a panacea or a cure, mangosteen, in my experience, offers hope of significant symptomatic improvement for many victims of this terrible disease and even more promising hope of prevention.

There have been cases where people have been helped by hypnotherapy – for example:
http://www.hypnos.co.uk/hypnomag/stampley.htm
http://www.hypnos.co.uk/hypnomag/kougue26.htm
It is possible however that these people did not have parkinsons disease – but merely presented similar symptoms.

Another technique sometimes used is EFT:
http://discoveritonline.biz/alternative.html
http://www.emofree.com/

Hypnosis is an interesting avenue of treatment. If you try it out I’d be grateful if you let me know the outcome!

Please feel free to contact me if you’d like to discuss any other alternative therapies for PD. I have done some research.