Sensory Stimulation

When faced with the quickly deteriorating state of Theolin's hero, a rare healing mage with limited physician training found neither treatment, cure, nor spell to heal her. Instead, consulting with the patient herself and those around her, the mage began constructing several plans to at least help the hero recover when possible.
Lady Mari would later write a medical treatise on the value of several of those coping and aid mechanisms they developed, one of which was sensory stimulation. In the pioneer case of its usage, the therapy was based around light touches and other primarily tactile sensations to help a patient refocus on the world around them, rather than the source of their pain. Later additions included moderation of scents, temperature, light and dark, and other changes to the patient's surroundings, with the goal of inducing the most effective environment for convalescence.
The treatment emphasizes listening to the patient, rather than administering prescribed actions or medications. The theory is not meant to be used in place of medications or other healing techniques. Instead, sensory stimulation therapy is meant to enhance and encourage traditional medicine. This has the side effect of making it very difficult to establish parameters for a true use of the therapy, which has not aided in its popularity.
That said, Lady Mari provided several examples of what forms the therapy could take - including everything from common practices of soaked cloth for a patient's head or cooling compresses to more hands on approaches of muscle and joint massage. Even allowing a patient to determine their own sleep schedule, the Lady argued, could be beneficial in easing sources of stress.
The treatise invoked much backlash, with some critics going so far as to label the therapy as an excuse for negligence of one's patients. Others protested that physicians were not responsible for their patient's day to day comfort, and should not be expected to try and create a 'peaceful and calm environment' when they are often already busy enough.
Yet, there are those who have since written to thank Lady Mari - including the patient the therapy was originally developed for.

Inventor(s)

Lady Mari

Access & Availability

Easily Replicated and/or Adapted

Complexity

Physical components or tools are simple to acquire or adapt, though finding the right combination and when to use it is dependent on each individual patient.