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Ethical Integration and Client Communication",[145,457,458,459,462],{},"CES tools are ",[152,460,461],{},"adjuncts",", not replacements, for clinical reasoning.",[145,464,465],{},"Best practice includes:",[213,467,468,471,474,477],{},[216,469,470],{},"Transparent explanation of functional intent (not diagnostic)",[216,472,473],{},"Documentation of observed effects and HRV data",[216,475,476],{},"Ongoing referral when pathology is suspected",[216,478,479],{},"Collaborative sharing of data across disciplines",[145,481,482,483,486],{},"The goal is to ",[152,484,485],{},"expand therapeutic bandwidth",", not to “medicalize” regulation.",[157,488],{},[140,490,492],{"id":491},"_8-conclusion-restoring-coherence-not-just-sleep","8. 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