Relaxation - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Central and autonomic nervous system interaction is altered by short-term meditation.

16 May 2009 Five days of integrative body-mind training (IBMT) improves attention and self-regulation in comparison with the same amount of relaxation training. This paper explores the underlying mechanisms of this finding. We measured the physiological and ... Read more...

Effect of integrated yoga on stress and heart rate variability in pregnant women.

23 Dec 2008 OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of integrated yoga practice and guided yogic relaxation on both perceived stress and measured autonomic response in healthy pregnant women. METHOD: The 122 healthy women recruited between the 18th and 20th week of ... Read more...

Light pressure massage for patients with severe anxiety.

9 Dec 2008 Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in the western world with a lifetime prevalence of 4.3 to 5.9% and is twice as common in women as in men. GAD can have a decisive impact on a patient's everyday life as it is surrounded by unfocused ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Relaxation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Central and autonomic nervous system interaction is altered by short-term meditation. 16 May 2009
• Tea-totaling may just be all its cracked up to be. 30 Dec 2008
• Effect of integrated yoga on stress and heart rate variability in pregnant women. 23 Dec 2008
• Light pressure massage for patients with severe anxiety. 9 Dec 2008
• Psychophysiological effects of massage-myofascial release after exercise: a randomized sham-control study. 29 Nov 2008
• Exploratory study to decrease postprandial anxiety: Just relax! 29 Nov 2008
• Nurses' experiences of practicing the HeartTouch technique for one month. 29 Nov 2008
• The prevalence of sedentary behavior and physical activity in leisure time: A study of Scottish adolescents using ecological momentary assessment. 9 Nov 2008
• Sleeping without a pill: nonpharmacologic treatments for insomnia. 30 Oct 2008
• The smoking-room as psychiatric patients' sanctuary: a place for resistance. 30 Oct 2008
• Condition-specific impacts on quality of life attributed to malocclusion by adolescents with normal occlusion and Class I, II and III malocclusion. 30 Oct 2008
• Brief cognitive behavioural therapy for extreme shape concern: an evaluation. 9 Oct 2008
• Stress management intervention reduces serum cortisol and increases relaxation during treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer. 6 Oct 2008
• Mental and physical fatigue-related biochemical alterations. 30 Sep 2008
• Simultaneous EEG/functional magnetic resonance imaging at 4 Tesla: correlates of brain activity to spontaneous alpha rhythm during relaxation. 29 Sep 2008
• T2 relaxation time correlates of face recognition deficits in temporal lobe epilepsy. 16 Sep 2008
• Hypnosis as a treatment of chronic widespread pain in general practice: a randomized controlled pilot trial. 16 Sep 2008
• What to do with patients receiving long-term clopidogrel: reload or relax? 14 Sep 2008
• Efficacy of functional relaxation and patient education in the treatment of somatoform heart disorders: a randomized, controlled clinical investigation. 30 Aug 2008
• Salivary free radical-scavenging activity is affected by physical and mental activities. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Relaxation'

Definition: Activity which reduces the feelings of tension and the effects of STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL.

Descriptor UI: D012063

Alternative terms: Relaxation; Relaxations;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiology; psychology;

Tree Number: I03.450.769;

Technical Notes: MUSCLE RELAXATION is also available