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Some relaxation techniques focus on specific muscles or muscle groups. By relaxing a muscle, one may be able to reduce a painful spasm, or minimize the discomfort of mild trauma to the muscle, as caused by an injection or a form of manipulation therapy. | Some relaxation techniques focus on specific muscles or muscle groups. By relaxing a muscle, one may be able to reduce a painful spasm, or minimize the discomfort of mild trauma to the muscle, as caused by an injection or a form of manipulation therapy. | ||
==Effectiveness== | |||
As part of a multimodal intervention, relaxation therapy can help treat generalized [[anxiety]] among older adults.<ref name="pmid19351943">{{cite journal |author=Stanley MA, Wilson NL, Novy DM, ''et al.'' |title=Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder among older adults in primary care: a randomized clinical trial |journal=JAMA |volume=301 |issue=14 |pages=1460–7 |year=2009 |month=April |pmid=19351943 |doi=10.1001/jama.2009.458 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19351943 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
Progressive muscle relaxation can reduce [[anxiety]] and distress among patients with [[schizophrenia]].<ref name="pmid22843353">{{cite journal| author=Vancampfort D, Correll CU, Scheewe TW, Probst M, De Herdt A, Knapen J et al.| title=Progressive muscle relaxation in persons with schizophrenia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. | journal=Clin Rehabil | year= 2012 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=22843353 | doi=10.1177/0269215512455531 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22843353 }} </ref> | |||
Progressive muscle relaxation is not as effective as [[cognitive-behavioral therapy]] for chronic [[insomnia]].<ref name="pmid11308399">{{cite journal| author=Edinger JD, Wohlgemuth WK, Radtke RA, Marsh GR, Quillian RE| title=Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of chronic primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial. | journal=JAMA | year= 2001 | volume= 285 | issue= 14 | pages= 1856-64 | pmid=11308399 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11308399 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 11:46, 28 November 2012
Relaxation therapy is a form of treatment intended to improve one's health condition by using techniques that can reduce physiological or psychological stress.[1]
Some relaxation techniques focus on specific muscles or muscle groups. By relaxing a muscle, one may be able to reduce a painful spasm, or minimize the discomfort of mild trauma to the muscle, as caused by an injection or a form of manipulation therapy.
Effectiveness
As part of a multimodal intervention, relaxation therapy can help treat generalized anxiety among older adults.[2]
Progressive muscle relaxation can reduce anxiety and distress among patients with schizophrenia.[3]
Progressive muscle relaxation is not as effective as cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia.[4]
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings
- ↑ Stanley MA, Wilson NL, Novy DM, et al. (April 2009). "Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder among older adults in primary care: a randomized clinical trial". JAMA 301 (14): 1460–7. DOI:10.1001/jama.2009.458. PMID 19351943. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Vancampfort D, Correll CU, Scheewe TW, Probst M, De Herdt A, Knapen J et al. (2012). "Progressive muscle relaxation in persons with schizophrenia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.". Clin Rehabil. DOI:10.1177/0269215512455531. PMID 22843353. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Edinger JD, Wohlgemuth WK, Radtke RA, Marsh GR, Quillian RE (2001). "Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of chronic primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial.". JAMA 285 (14): 1856-64. PMID 11308399. [e]