Relaxation Therapy - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Evaluating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: analyzing stories of stress to formulate focus group questions.

30 Mar 2008 The primary purpose of this analysis was to learn how therapeutic community (TC) residents describe Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) delivered as part of their substance use recovery experience. A secondary purpose was to develop focus ... Read more...

Massage or music for pain relief in labour: a pilot randomised placebo controlled trial.

2 Mar 2008 Research on massage therapy for maternal pain and anxiety in labour is currently limited to four small trials. Each used different massage techniques, at different frequencies and durations, and relaxation techniques were included in three trials. ... Read more...

Integration of behavioural techniques into clinical practice.

29 Apr 2007 Most clinicians agree that biobehavioural factors are important considerations in the assessment and treatment of headache patients. Attention to psychological and behavioural issues may become even a greater concern as the frequency of a patient's ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Relaxation Therapy - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: analyzing stories of stress to formulate focus group questions. 30 Mar 2008
• Massage or music for pain relief in labour: a pilot randomised placebo controlled trial. 2 Mar 2008
• Integration of behavioural techniques into clinical practice. 29 Apr 2007
• Behavioral therapies trials: a case example. 29 Apr 2007
• The effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on rheumatoid arthritis patients: extended report. 30 Jul 2006
• Systematic review of relaxation interventions for pain. 30 Dec 2005
• Use of nonpharmacologic interventions for pain and anxiety after total hip and total knee arthroplasty. 29 Apr 2005
• Biofeedback-assisted relaxation training for essential hypertension: who is most likely to benefit? 29 Apr 2005
• Audio-visual relaxation training for anxiety, sleep, and relaxation among Chinese adults with cardiac disease. 29 Nov 2004
• Exhaustion and coronary heart disease: the history of a scientific quest. 30 Oct 2004
• A clinical trial of distraction techniques for pain and anxiety control during cataract surgery. 29 Sep 2004
• The Trager approach in the treatment of chronic headache: a pilot study. 30 Aug 2004
• The effect of information and behavioural training on endoscopy patients' clinical outcomes. 29 Jun 2004
• Comorbidities in chronic neuropathic pain. 28 Feb 2004
• Unreliable evidence. 30 Jan 2004
• The effects of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic lung disease. 30 Oct 2003
• An environmental intervention to restore attention in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. 30 Jul 2003
• Assessing and managing acute pain in older adults: a research base to guide practice. 30 Jan 2003
• Relaxation and imagery for anxiety and depression control in community patients with advanced cancer. 29 Nov 2002
• Complementary and alternative medicine in asthma: do they work? 27 Jun 2002

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Technical information about 'Relaxation Therapy'

Definition: Treatment to improve one's health condition by using techniques that can reduce PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; or both.

Descriptor UI: D012064

Alternative terms: Relaxation Therapy; Therapy, Relaxation; Relaxation Techniques; Relaxation Technics;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; education; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E02.190.525.875; F04.754.137.750;

History Note: 2009 (1991); use RELAXATION TECHNICS 1976-1990

Technical Notes: RELAXATION is also available; MUSCLE RELAXATION is available for the physiological relaxation of muscles