Pre Emptive Healing can be used by parents of children undergoing surgery, dental procedures or with fear of flying.

Pre Emptive Healing is a system using meditation and visualization that can aid recovery from a surgical procedure and empower you to cope with your fear. For many parents, the trauma of watching a child frightened of a surgical or dental procedure is worse than going through the procedure themselves. The audio products available from Pre Emptive Healing are a way that parents can help their child overcome their fear and make the experience better for both the child and the parent.

Fear is borne of anxiety. The anxiety in your body produces adrenalin which in turn, pushes your heart rate up and increases your blood pressure. Some of the symptoms you may feel are nausea, uncontrollable shaking, altered breathing and the inability to think clearly or concentrate. These symptoms can be overcome by pre emptive healing. The audios talk you through overcoming your fear and replacing bad thoughts with good thoughts. This empowers you and your child to take control of those irrational feelings of fear.

The Pre Emptive Healing audios are something you and your child can learn together and then you can use what you have both learnt to be calm in any difficult situation. To learn more about Pre Emptive Healing visit preemptivehealing.com.

A new approach to dealing with dental phobia has been developed by US anesthesiologist.

Dr Anthony DeMarco has been developing a Pre Emptive Healing programme to aid recovery from surgical procedures and overcome phobias. It is his belief that your mind can control your body which is at the core of the programme. Dr DeMarco has had many experiences in surgical and dental procedures where the patient can benefit from his programme.

He has witnessed patients’ recovery being hindered by their anxiety and trauma. The Pre Emptive Healing programme is a way of attaining deep relaxation by meditation. The relaxed state encourages your body to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow. It is the blood flow that aids the healing in your body. Dr DeMarco’s advice is to go through the programme before you attend a procedure so that you are already in a calm state. For dental procedures and phobias you can listen to the programme during the procedure. If you can remain calm, the whole experience is much better and the fear is reduced the next time you have a procedure.

Dr DeMarco believes it is far better to take control of your fear and anxiety so that you can go through simple dental procedures without having to use strong narcotics to induce unconsciousness.

Dr Anthony DeMarco is a board certified member of the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is a graduate of Kansas City University with a degree of Doctor of Osteopathy, a holistic approach to patient care.