movement therapy
Body-based therapeutic practice
Movement therapy uses physical motion—dance, exercise, or guided bodily awareness—as a treatment for psychological or physical conditions.
The premise is that body and mind are interconnected, so working through the body can address emotional trauma, reduce anxiety, or improve motor function.
Her therapist recommended movement therapy to help process grief.
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- somaticsBody-centered healing field
- felt senseBodily awareness before words
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- proprioceptionBody's spatial self-awareness
recovery · range of motion · creative expression · expressive arts · trauma · biofeedback · body scan · nervous system regulation · motor control · guided imagery · body awareness · gesture · kinesiology · breath · yoga · posture · physical · guided
movement therapytalk therapy
Psychological treatment via conversation
psychoanalysis · cognitive behavioral therapy · psychotherapy · drug therapy · counseling
movement therapybed rest
Prescribed period of lying down
immobilization · sedation · restraint · paralysis · sensory deprivation