Suzzette is a professional dancer who has suffered an injury to her knee. She is devastated that she cannot dance for the next t
hree months. Her brother made the suggestion to think about her dancing often and even actively imagine herself dancing everyday through her routines. Based on information provided in your textbook, how should Suzzette respond to her brother's suggestions?
Suzzette should listen to her brother's suggestion as research shows that injury heals at a faster rate when mental imagery is used. Wise and Proper uses of imagery technique reduce the recovery period and minimize the psychological damage to the professional dancers.
Visual imagery helps an individual to practice a technique mentally by visualizing the movements during actual motion and thus helping them to maintain their fundamental skills.
There are also other forms of imagery which helps the individual to heal quickly i.e. Emotive imagery and healing imagery
