therapeutic

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relating to the curing of a disease or medical condition:

Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves, above the range of human hearing, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

They found his blood contained the drug at a level that you might expect in an overdose, far exceeding a therapeutic dose.

causing someone to feel happier and more relaxed, or to feel more healthy:

I find gardening very therapeutic.

having a healing effect; tending to make a person healthier:

For arthritis sufferers, moderate exercise is therapeutic.