We located 19 studies (see table 1) with a random allocation of subjects into a relaxation training treatment or in a control/comparison group. The pooled sample was composed by 1005 subjects, whose ...

Previous systematic reviews of relaxation therapies for treating hypertension 5, 6, 12, 13 provided conflicting evidence. Furthermore, recent meta-analyses 6, 13 were restricted to autogenic training ...

This article is the final part of a three-part series. You can find part 1 here and part 2 here. 6. Listening to Relaxing Music While the evidence seems to suggest that listening to music is no more ...

Over the years I have often recommended relaxation training to patients for various stress related disorders such as chronic pain and anxiety. Relaxation is also an important intervention for sleep ...

Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term—but the longer term effects are unclear, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing research published in the open ...

A smartphone app for muscle relaxation significantly reduced migraine-related disability in patients visiting the emergency department, a new study shows. Mindfulness meditation may help people ...

Triathletes tend to very good at the tough training aspect of fitness, but they often forget to relax, don’t know how to do it properly or don’t understand the mental and physical benefits it can ...

Professor Edzard Ernst sets out his thoughts on autogenic training - and why it may be of some use to GPs How many times have I been asked by commentators on this blog to write about autogenic ...

The overall objective of study selection was to collect published journal articles that examined anxiety level before and after relaxation training for reduction of anxiety both in clinical and ...