Efficacy of Abbreviated Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Carlson ◽  
◽  
R. H. Hoyle
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation

scholarly journals Behavioral Interventions in Treating Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colmar Figueroa-Moseley ◽  
Pascal Jean-Pierre ◽  
Joseph A. Roscoe ◽  
Julie L. Ryan ◽  
Sadhna Kohli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Chemotherapy Patients ◽  
Type 3

Anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) is associated with a significant reduction in the quality of life for many chemotherapy patients. The use of 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists provides some relief for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, but does not seem to control ANV. Nonpharmacologic approaches, which include behavioral interventions, may provide the greatest promise in relieving symptoms. Little evidence supports the use of complementary and alternative methods, such as acupuncture and acupressure, in relieving ANV. Behavioral interventions, especially progressive muscle relaxation training and systematic desensitization, should be considered important methods for preventing and treating ANV.

Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Reducing State Anxiety among Elderly Adults on Memory Tasks

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1395-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene J. Rankin ◽  
Frank H. Gilner ◽  
Jeffrey D. Gfeller ◽  
Barry M. Katz
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Training Condition ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Wechsler Memory Scale ◽  
Cognitively Intact

Cognitively intact anxious elderly subjects were randomly assigned to either a progressive muscle relaxation-training condition or control condition ( ns = 15) and then completed selected subtests from the Wechsler Memory Scale—Revised. Despite significant reductions in state anxiety in the relaxation group, no significant differences were detected between the two groups on memory measures. These results are discussed within the context of previous research, and suggestions for further research are made.

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