MHN - RELAXATION THERPAY

1. PRESENTED BY;
V. BOOMINATHAN
M.SC (N) MHN 1ST YEAR
MTPG & RIHS
RELAXATION
THERAPY!

2. INTRODUCTION
Relaxation produces physiological effects opposite
those of anxiety: slow heart rate, increased peripheral
blood flow and neuromuscular stability
 A relaxation technique (also known as relaxation
training) is any method, process, procedure, or
activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state
of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of
pain, anxiety, stress or anger.

3. CONT/-
Relaxation techniques are often employed as one element of
a wider stress management program and can decrease
muscle tension, lower the blood pressure and slow heart and
breathe rates, among other health benefits.
Relaxation is a technique often used by sports performers to
calm themselves-thereby decreasing anxiety and controlling
arousal. It can increase the sense of control, reduce anxiety,
and help the performer to feel calm and comfortable

4. “Relaxation therapy is a broad term
used to describe a number of
techniques that promote stress
reduction, the elimination of tension
throughout the body, and a calm and
peaceful state of mind.”
DEFINITION

5. The aim of relaxation therapy is to quiet
the mind; to allow thoughts to flow in a
smooth, level rhythm, and induce the
relaxation response. This mental quiet
allows for rest and rejuvenation that does
not always occur, even during sleep.

6. PURPOSES
The goal of
relaxation therapy
is to calm the brain,
to permit thinking
process to stream
in an even, smooth
pace, and trigger
the relaxation
reaction.
• To improve the
circulation.
• To relive muscle
fatigue
• To improve the
physical and mental
health.
• To improve the
physiological function
This mental silence
facilitates for relax and
transformation that may
even cannot be achieved
during sleep, since
throughout the sleep, the
mind can stay energetic,
even if the pace is slower
than that of the mind
when it is conscious.

7. BENEFITS OF
RELAXATION THERAPY
Increase in blood flow
to primary muscles.
Suppress tension
and anger.
Increase
concentration and
memory.
Reduction of frequency
and severity of panic
attacks
Reduction of
insomnia and fatigue
Increase in self-
confidence to manage
the problems

8. BENEFITS OF
RELAXATION THERAPY
Increase in ability to
focus
Reduce sleep
deprivation
Reduces stress
Regularize the
heartbeat.
Increase in energy.
Increase in energy

9. PSYCHOLOGICAL
BENEFITS
• Respiratory rate slows 4
to 6 breath per minute.
• Heart rate to as low as
24 beats per minute.
• Blood pressure
decreases.
• Metabolic rate slows
down
• Mental alertness.
. Active thinking.
. Increases the creative and
memory.
. Increases the ability to
concentrate.
. Improvement in adoptive
functioning
COGNITIVE & BEHAVIOU
EFFECTS

10. 1. Quiet Environment
2. Mental Device
ELEMENTS OF RELAXATION THERAPY
3. Comfortable position
4. Passive Attitude
(A word, phrase, object, or
process used to help a person
relax. Two commonly used
mental devices are the mantra
and the process of taking deep
breaths and exhaling slowly.)
(A passive attitude means that
you aren't taking any action. For
example, if you have a passive
attitude about exercising, you
aren't exercising.)

11. METHODS OF RELAXATION THERAPY
1. Jacobson progressive
muscle relaxation
1. Mental Imagery
3. Meditation 4. Yoga
5. Biofeedback
6. Physical Exercises
7. Deep Breathing
Exercises

12. 1. JACOBSON PROGRESSIVE
MUSCLE RELAXATION
 It is the most often used relaxation training, developed
by the psychiatrist Edmund Jacobson.
 In this the client must learn to relax through deep
muscle relaxation training.
 Excellent results has been observed with this method in
the treatment of muscular tension, anxiety, insomnia,
depression, fatigue, irritable bowel, muscles spasms, neck
and back pain, high blood pressure, mild phobias, etc.

13. PROCEDURE
 Make the patients in a comfortable position.
 Provide light or soft music / pleasant visual cues.
 Give a brief explanation about the progressive muscles
relaxation.
 Instruct the client to tense each muscles group
approximately for 10 second.
 Explain the tension of the muscles and uncomfortable
the body parts feels.
 Ask the client to relax each muscle.

14. 2. MENTAL IMAGERY
 It is a relaxation method in which patients are
instructed to imagine themselves in a place
associated with pleasant relaxed memories. Such
images allow patients to enter a relaxed state or
experience a feeling of calmness and tranquility.
 Some might select a scene at the seashore, some
might choose a mountain atmosphere, and some
might choose floating through the air.

15. CONT/-
 The choices are as limitless as one's imagination
 Nurses can assist patients with imagery during a
painful or stressful event. The nurse's certificate
program in Imagery is endorsed by the American
Holistic Nurse's Association (AHNA).

16. 3. MEDITATON
Meditation involves focusing the mind upon a sound,
phrase, prayer, object, visualized image, the breath, or
consciousness in order to increase awareness of the
present moments, promote relaxation, reduce stress,
and also enhance the spiritual growth.

17. PURPOSES
1.Promote well-being n healthy people.
2.Meditate regularly experience less anxiety and
depression.
3.Gives more enjoyment and appreciation of the life.
4. Facilitates a greater sense of calmness, empathy, and
acceptance to self and others.

18. CONT/-
Based on the clinical evidence, meditation is
seen as an appropriate therapy for panic
disorder, anxiety disorder, substance abuse. It
may improve function or reduce symptoms of
patients with neurotic disorder that is Parkinson’s
diseases, epilepsy, etc.

19. TYPES OF METITATION
1. CONCENTRATION MEDITATION :
It involves focusing once attention on the breath, an
imagined or real image, sound, or word, or phrase that is
repeated silently.
II. MINDFUL MEDITATION :
It involves becoming aware of the entire filed of attention.
There is an awareness of all thought, feelings, perceptions or
sensation as they arise from moment to moment.

20. 4. YOGA
Yoga is an ancient system of breathing
practice, physical exercise, and postures and
meditation intended to integrate the
practitioner’s body, mind, and spirit.
Yoga uses combination of physical postures
(asanas), breathing techniques (pranayamas)
and meditation to promote relaxation and
enhance the flow of vital energy called prana.

21. CONT/-
It is essential for a nurse to have baseline information
and awareness of yoga which is purely Indian in origin
This is brought about by the following eight steps
1.Self-control (Yama), obtained by such devices as chastity,
non-stealing, non-violence, truthfulness, and avoidance of
greed.

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2. Religious observance (Niyama), through chanting of
the Vedic hymns, austerity, purity and contentment.
3. Assumption of certain positions (Aasana)
4. Regulation of the breath (Pranayama), with controlled
rhythmic exhalation, inhalation, and temporary
suspension of breathing.
5. Restraint of the senses (Pratyahara).

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6.Studying of the mind (Dharana), through fixation on
some part of the body, such as the nose or navel.
7.Meditation (Dhyana), on the true object of
knowledge, the supreme spirit, to the exclusion of
other things in life.
8. Profound contemplation (Samadhi), with such
complete absorption and detachment that there is
insensitivity to heat and cold, pain and pleasure.

24. 5. BIO-FEEDBACK
It is the technique that is used monitoring
instrument to measure and feedback information
about the muscle tension, heart rate, Sweat
responses, and skin temperature or brain activity.
The term associated with biofeedback include
applied psychophysiology or behavioral physiology.

25. CONT/-
It is also viewed as a mind-body therapy use as an
alternative medicine
Biofeedback is an important part of
understanding the relationship between physical
state and thought, feeling and behavior.

26. PURPOSES
The purpose of the biofeedback is to enhance
an individual awareness of the physical
reaction to physical, emotional or psychological
stress and their ability to influence their own
physiological response

27. INDICATIONS
• High blood pressure.
• Eating disorder.
• Anxiety disorder.
• Substance abuse.
• Attention deficit disorder.
• Depression.
• Sleep disorder.
• Migraine headache.

28. EQUIPMENTS USE IN
BIOFEEDBACK
Electronic instruments used to obtain
immediate feedback to the patients regarding
his physiological activities. (ECG, EEG, Pulse,
BP, GSP(Galvanic Skin Response)

29. 6. PHYSICAL EXERCISES
Regular exercise is the most effective method of
reliving stress.
Physical exertion provides a natural outlet for the
tension produced by the body in its state of aerosol for
“fight or flight”.
Aerobic exercise strengthens the cardio vascular
system.
• Following exercise physiological equilibrium is
restored, resulting in a feeling of relaxation

30. 7. DEEP BREATHING
EXERCISES
• Tension is released when the lungs are allowed to
breath in as much oxygen as possible.
• Breathing exercise has been found to be effective in
reducing anxiety, depression, irritability, fatigue and
muscular tension.

31. 6. PHYSICAL EXERCISES
Regular exercise is the most effective method of
reliving stress.
Physical exertion provides a natural outlet for the
tension produced by the body in its state of aerosol for
“fight or flight”.
Aerobic exercise strengthens the cardio vascular
system.
• Following exercise physiological equilibrium is
restored, resulting in a feeling of relaxation

32. 6. PHYSICAL EXERCISES
1.Sit or lie down in a comfortably, inhale slowly
through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
2.While inhaling place one hand below the ribs, allow
the hand to expand outward when inhaled.
3. Let hand fall back to its original position when
exhaled.
4. Exhalation should take twice as long as inhalation.

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1. Help the
individual to
recognize the
source of stress.
2. Help to identify
the method of
coping.
3. To identify the
individual
adaptation to
stress
ROLE OF NURSE

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4. To evaluate the
effectiveness of
the therapy.
5. To plan
alternative /
modification
6. Supportive
role while the
therapy
CONT/-
7. To assess the individual to achieve their
highest potential for wellbeing

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36. Thank you!