Effects of flotation rest (restricted environmental stimulation technique) on stress related muscle pain: Are 33 flotation sessions more effective than 12 sessions?

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-156

  Bood, Sven Å ^a   Sundequist, Ulf ^a   Kjellgren, Anette ^a   Nordström, Gun ^a   Norlander, Torsten ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Dispositional optimism; Flotation REST; Negative affectivity; Pain; Relaxation response; Sleep quality; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247218456     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2007.35.2.143     Document Type: Article

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