Joseph has been assisting the team doctor in his treatment of relatively minor but painful injuries for his football team. The doctor has carefully instructed Joseph to alternate between applying hot compresses and cold packs to the injured area. This treatment may be effective because both heat and cold send competing messages through the spinal cord that may temporarily block pain messages
This technique is known as
a. meditation
b. biofeedback c. distraction
d. changing thoughts
e. creating a bottleneck
e
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