hypnosis and stroke rehabilitation

Sounds like another form of mental imagery.
http://www.ernestrossi.com/ernestrossi/keypapers/2005%20Trace%20Reconstruction.pdf

The Memory Trace Reactivation and Reconstruction

Theory of Therapeutic Hypnosis:

The Creative Replaying of Gene Expression

and Brain Plasticity in Stroke Rehabilitation

 

I tell the story of how I used my dreams and early training in therapeutic hypnosis with Milton H.

Erickson to facilitate my own creative rehabilitation from a stroke at the age of sixty-nine. I explore

how currently emerging neuroscience research on memory trace reactivation and reconstruction may

be foreshadowing a new theory of the basic ideodynamics of therapeutic hypnosis on a molecular

genomic level. I propose how the creative replay of activity-dependent gene expression, protein

synthesis, and brain plasticity in the reconstruction of fear, stress, and traumatic memories and

symptoms is the essence of therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy. A new generation of clinical

researchers will be required to update Milton H. Erickson’s view of the “neuro-psycho-physiological

process” of therapeutic hypnosis on all levels from the experiences of consciousness and dreaming

to the creative replay of the gene expression/protein synthesis cycle and brain plasticity.

A bunch of this is written in German, so challenge those brains.

And another reference:
http://biorobotics.harvard.edu/research/sol.html
You'll have to read this one youself, putting it into blogger causes it to shut down.

Case reports documenting the use of hypnosis in conjunction with stroke rehabilitation therapy date back to the 1950’s (Shires, 1954). Some of the reports describe extraordinary improvements leg and arm functional that occurred spontaneously during the hypnotic sessions and were retained during the following months (Manganiello, 1986; Chappell, 1964; Crasilnech, 1970). Others document dramatic increases in limb strength or range of motion occurring from 6 to 18 months after the stroke event when further functional improvement was not expected (Holroyd, 1989). Hypnosis has also been used to improve patient tolerance of standard therapy (Appel, 1990). Although the published reports are case studies, the positive trend suggests that hypnosis may tap into cognitive resources that improve motor learning beyond standard physical therapy.

Talk to your doctor on this, I bet you won't find one who knows about it