This study investigated the adaptations of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ uptake, relaxation, and fiber types in young (YW) and elderly women (EW) to high-resistance training. Seventeen YW (18-32 yr) and 11 EW (64-79 yr) were assessed for 1) electrically evoked relaxation time and rate of the quadriceps femoris; and 2) maximal rates of SR Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+-ATPase activity a...

This review discusses the relationship between the psychological and physiological factors responsible for airways in asthma and indicates the mechanisms by which psychological methods of treatment may influence airway caliber. The effects of mental and muscular relaxation therapy, systematic desensitization, and biofeedback-assisted relaxation are evaluated in children and adults with asthma. ...

background: cardiac syndrome x is a relatively common disorder, and still not much is known about the causative factors or its pathophysiology, which makes it difficult to cure. due to its chronic nature and debilitating symptoms, many patients have significantly reduced quality of life (qol).the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of phase iii cardiac rehabilitation (cr) and relaxat...

background & aim: pain is a major problem after burn injury. therapeutic practices do not provide suffi-cient pain relief for patients with burn. therefore, non-pharmacological interventions such as muscle relaxa-tion and mental imagery can be effective in reducing pain. this study aimed to compare the effects of mus-cle relaxation and mental imagery techniques on pain intensity in patients wit...

Relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and muscle relaxation, are aspects common to most forms of mindfulness training. There is now an abundance of research demonstrating that mindfulness training has beneficial effects across a wide range of clinical conditions, making it an important tool for clinical intervention. One area of extensive research is on the beneficial effects of mindful...

Hunter, Sandra K., Martin W. Thompson, Patricia A. Ruell, Alison R. Harmer, Jeanette M. Thom, Tom H. Gwinn, and Roger D. Adams. Human skeletal sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca21 uptake and muscle function with aging and strength training. J. Appl. Physiol. 86(6): 1858–1865, 1999.—This study investigated the adaptations of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca21 uptake, relaxation, and fiber t...

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with a profound effect on the life quality of the patients due to its chronic, painful, and disabling nature. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation technique on life quality in RA patients. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted in a rheumatologist office on 62 RA patients. The part...

Research has demonstrated that dental students experience considerable stress during their training. Students' anxiety is likely to be especially high when they perform their first pediatric restorative procedure. The aims of this study were to provide a description of dental students' level of anxiety and typical coping strategies and to evaluate the use of a distress management intervention f...