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therapeutic exercise

therapeutic exercise A therapeutic exercise in which a practitioner helps a person enter a semi-hypnotic state by using calming, positive mental images.

A therapeutic exercise in which a practitioner helps a person enter a semi-hypnotic state by using calming, positive mental images. It is used as a distraction and attention-based method for problems such as pain, hyperventilation, panic, and other conditions.

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