Pain and stress management : Muscle relaxation · Pain and Stress Management


	What is muscle relaxation? - Muscle relaxation is a technique to help learn how to relax specific groups of muscles. This process involves alternating between tensing and relaxing the individual muscle groups. Effects of muscle relaxation - Stabilizes and comforts the body and mind - Makes life more efficient and productive /td>

Muscle relaxation procedure 1. Practice in a quiet room. Sit comfortably. 2. Inhale slowly and deeply until relaxed. 3. Scrunch up all the muscles in the face, hold to a count of 6, and then slowly relax them to a count of 8. 4. Next, stretch the neck muscles, hold for 6 seconds, and then relax them to a count of 8. 5. Repeat this with the shoulders, arms, belly, legs, and feet in a sequence.