Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a form of therapy that involves tightening and relaxing your muscle groups, one at a time, in a specific pattern. The goal is to release tension from your ...

Progressive muscle relaxation is based upon the simple practice of tensing, or tightening, one muscle group at a time followed by a relaxation phase with release of the tension. Doctors have used ...

Women who have undergone group therapy and learned ... and applied relaxation -- a method based on cognitive behaviour therapy developed by psychologist Lars-Göran Öst. The results were so ...

In 24 adult fibromyalgia patients randomized to massage or relaxation therapy consisting of 30-minute treatments twice weekly for 5 weeks, both groups showed decreased anxiety and depressed mood ...

Today, in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, a team of researchers report a pilot study of meditation-relaxation therapy involving ... with Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi's group at the Department of ...