reciprocal inhibition

reciprocal inhibition (rē·siˑ·pr·kl inˈ·h·biˑ·shn),

n muscle energy technique (MET) used to remedy joint and muscle dysfunction. This technique is used when the agonist muscles in need of stretching have experienced trauma or are other-wise painful when contracted. The stronger, antagonist muscles are manipulated instead to create a give-and-take toning effect in both the groups.

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reciprocal inhibition Psychiatry In behavior therapy, the hypothesis that if anxiety-provoking stimuli occur simultaneously with inhibition of anxiety–ie, relaxation, the link between the stimulus and the anxiety is weakened