the guided imagery research on this page is vital for anyone in health care, its implications are beyond staggering, can you imagine, lower pain and 2 day less hospital stay????
how can we not do this with every patient

12. Tusek, Cwynar, Cosgrove: The Journal of Cardiovascular Management. March/April 1999. The Guided Imagery Research Study for or Heart Procedures at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (The Cleveland Clinic Guided Imagery Program for Heart Surgery) with patients undergoing heart surgery (cardiac surgery). Patients that listened to the Guided Imagery CDs had a significant decrease in pain, stress and anxiety. Guided Imagery for Heart Procedures revealed that cardiac surgery patients left the hospital two days sooner than the patients that did not listen to the Guided Imagery CDs.