Patient was instructed upon practicing positive imagery technique for pain management as follows: Select a comfortable place, as you need some isolation, so as to practice the technique of associating your mind with a relaxing scenic environment and pain free past. Make yourself comfortable by either sitting down or lying flat. Start doing slow and deep breathing and focus on the rise of chest and abdomen during the inspiratory phase of the breathing. Hold the [...]

Patient was instructed regarding positive imagery technique for pain management as follows: Positive imagery is a technique of pain management, in which you train the mind to transport yourself into a relaxed environment and into a time frame in the past, when you were pain free. Imagine sitting on a beach or imagine yourself having a warm massage. You can as well recall your trip to some pleasant country side or any mountainous region or [...]