Meaning & use
chronotherapy
A medical treatment approach that times doses of light, medication, or activity to the body's natural rhythms.
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Chronotherapy uses timed light exposure to help reset the sleep cycles of people with insomnia.
Doctors sometimes recommend chronotherapy to gradually shift a patient's sleep schedule earlier.
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Chronotherapy is grounded in chronobiology, the broader study of how timing affects biological processes.
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