It's a kind of a deliberate daydream. Guided imagery, or visualization, involves mental exercises aimed at allowing the mind to influence the health of the body. The patient imagines sights, sounds, ...

Dr. Singletary answers the question: 'Guided Imagery and Support Groups?' — -- Question: Can guided imagery and support help my immune function? Answer: We did a pilot study at M.D. Anderson ...

R.N. Decker answers the question: 'Reiki, Reflexology and Guided Imager?' — -- Question: What is Reiki therapy, reflexology, and guided imagery and will they help me relax? Answer: Reiki, ...

Aristotle and Hippocrates believed in the power of images in the brain to enliven the heart and body. Today, research shows they were right. Guided imagery is helping patients use the full range of ...

Setting, Referral and Exclusion Criteria Four studies were conducted in Europe and one study each in USA and Mexico. Patients were recruited by registers of hospitals, referral (general practitioner, ...

The intervention involved six sessions of body relaxation using guided imagery designed to decrease distress while increasing the patient’s sense of internal control. This helps patients better use ...

Research efforts directed at alleviating post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and other psychological ills of war are improving the lives of countless service members and veterans, and advances ...

Research efforts directed at alleviating post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and other psychological ills found in life are improving the lives of countless people, and advances in cognitive, ...

When you are ill or injured, you want relief as quickly as possible. Yet, there are times when the newest prescription or procedure isn’t always the right one for you. Sanford Integrative Health and ...

Last fall, at precisely the same hour my 81-year-old mother was being handed a lung cancer diagnosis at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, my 84-year-old father was calling 911 for a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Guided imagery or relaxing music did not significantly reduce pain or anxiety in patients undergoing excisional ...