Progressive muscle relaxation is based on the premise that you cannot be tense and anxious and relaxed and calm at the same time. As a technique for relaxation, PMR is unique in that it does not ...

Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a therapy that involves tightening and relaxing muscle groups in a specific pattern, one at a time. One way to relieve muscle tension is to do progressive muscle ...

Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique that can improve your emotional regulation by reducing tension and stress. By systematically tensing and relaxing your muscles, you can cultivate a greater ...

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

While it’s possible to optimize your stress for a better performance to some degree, too much stress at work can make you less productive and generally more unhappy in life overall. You need a balance ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

Progressive muscle relaxation exercises may improve depression, sleep, and quality of life in patients with epilepsy. A study on the effects of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercises in ...

Observations made on anesthetized patients with a recently introduced synthetic muscle relaxant, succinylcholine, indicated that this agent, administered in the form of continuous intravenous infusion ...