Evaluation of the effectiveness of relaxation in lowering the level of anxiety in young adults – A pilot study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 817-824

  Wilczyńska, Dominika ^a   Łysak Radomska, Anna ^a   Podczarska Głowacka, Magdalena ^a   Zajt, Jolanta ^a   Dornowski, Marcin ^a   Skonieczny, Paweł ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cervicothoracic complex; Jacobson s progressive relaxation; Post isometric muscle relaxation; Soft tissue manipulation; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; POLAND; THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE TONUS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85075813291     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: 1896494X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01457     Document Type: Article

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