Effect of progressive muscle relaxation in adolescent female bronchial asthma patients: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Nickel, Cerstin; Kettler, Christian; Muehlbacher, Moritz; Lahmann, Claas; Tritt, Karin; Fartaćek, Reinhold; Bachler, Egon; Rother, Nadine; Egger, Christoph; Rother, Wolfhardt K.; Loew, Thomas H.; Nickel, Marius

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.04.008

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“…The closest approximation of PMR was a procedure involving common movement with the extremities as a placebo intervention in a study of the effect of PMR on adolescent female asthma patients [42]. This "common movement" method was used as a starting point from which the current intervention was designed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Behavioral intervention as an add-on therapy in epilepsy: Designing a clinical trial

Polak

Privitera

Lipton

et al. 2012

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Behavioral intervention as an add-on therapy in epilepsy: Designing a clinical trial

Polak

Privitera

Lipton

et al. 2012

Epilepsy & Behavior

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“…It was developed by Edmund Jacobson (Jacobson, 1938;Sadock and Sadock, 2003) based on the theory of psychobiological state called neuromuscular hypertension as the basis for a variety of negative emotional states and psychosomatic diseases (Jacobson, 1938) and based on a theory that 2238 the body's muscle tension was from anxiety-provoking thoughts and events (Nickel et al, 2005).…”

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Impact of Applied Progressive Deep Muscle Relaxation Training on the Level of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Prostate Cancer Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Isa

Moy

Razack

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of applied progressive muscle relaxation training on the levels of depression, anxiety and stress among prostate cancer patients. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) over six months. Prostate cancer patients from UMMC received the intervention and patients from UKMMC were taken as controls. The level of depression, anxiety and stress were measured using Depression, Anxiety Stress Scales -21 (DASS-21). Results: A total of 77 patients from the UMMC and 78 patients from the UKMMC participated. At the end of the study, 90.9% and 87.2% of patients from the UMMC and UKMMC groups completed the study respectively. There were significant improvements in anxiety (p<0.001, partial η 2 =0.198) and stress (p<0.001, partial η 2 =0.103) at the end of the study in those receiving muscle training. However, there was no improvement in depression (p=0.956). Conclusions: The improvement in anxiety and stress showed the potential of APMRT in the management of prostate cancer patients. Future studies should be carried out over a longer duration to provide stronger evidence for the introduction of relaxation therapy among prostate cancer patients as a coping strategy to improve their anxiety and stress.

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“…One of the non-medicinal methods of achieving pain relief is PMRT (16). Progressive muscle Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique 351 relaxation or active progressive relaxation is a technique in which the individual feels relaxed after progressively tensing and then relaxing muscles or muscle groups.…”

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“…Practicing this technique two or three times per day is recommended. There are increasing indications that relaxation techniques can have important physiological and psychological benefits for patients (16). Relaxing methods can be used to treat the stress and anxiety caused by MS and other chronic diseases.…”

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using a Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique in Reducing the Pain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Masoudi

Sharifi

Mobasheri

et al. 2013

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

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Objective: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease that affects all financial, social and emotional aspects of individuals, families, and society in general. The pain caused by this disease can have devastating effects on patients and their careers, and thus the quality of their lives. This study aimed at verifying the level of pain in multiple sclerosis [MS] patients before and after the application of a progressive muscle relaxation technique [PMRT]. Methods: In a randomized clinical trial study, 70 MS patients were randomly allocated into two groups of 35 patients each. The experimental group received PMRT training for 3 months in 90 sessions, whereas the control group did not. Current pain was evaluated using self-reported questionnaires before and after the intervention. After 3 months, a questionnaire was completed by subjects in both the experimental and control groups. The data were then analyzed through inferential statistical tests. Results: The independent t test indicated that there was no significant difference in the amount of subjective pain perceived by experimental and control groups before the intervention [p40.05], while the same test showed a significant difference in the pain experienced following the intervention [p ¼ 0.001]. The paired t test within groups also showed a significant reduction in the pain perceived by the patients in the experimental group 3 months after the intervention [p ¼ 0.001], while no significant difference was seen in the amount of pain experienced by patients in the control group [p40.05]. There were no adverse events. Conclusion: The progressive muscle relaxation technique used in this study is practical, feasible and inexpensive with no side effects

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Effect of progressive muscle relaxation in adolescent female bronchial asthma patients: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Cited by 46 publications

References 32 publications

Behavioral intervention as an add-on therapy in epilepsy: Designing a clinical trial

Behavioral intervention as an add-on therapy in epilepsy: Designing a clinical trial

Impact of Applied Progressive Deep Muscle Relaxation Training on the Level of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Prostate Cancer Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using a Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique in Reducing the Pain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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