Hypnotherapy in sport Enhancing performance Hypnotherapy is particularly useful in helping you to reach your peak performance through improved focus and concentration. Aiding recovery following injury Hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective in helping people to recover from physical injury (Ginandes, 2003). Broken bones, sprains and soft tissue injuries can be helped to heal more quickly with a course of hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can accelerate healing at the tissue level by using the mind to help make structural changes in the body.