The use of the "Progressive Muscle Relaxation" technique for pain relief in gynecology and obstetrics El uso de la estrategia "Relajamiento Muscular Progresivo" para alívio del dolor O uso da estratégia de "Relaxamento Muscular Progressivo" para alívio da dor

Pain is one of the most frequent symptoms observed in patients and various treatments are proposed for its relief, including relaxation techniques. With the purpose of testing the effect of a specific intervention (progressive muscle relaxation) in a determined situation (pain), this study aimed at...

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Main Authors: Adriana Aparecida Delloiagono de Paula, Emilia Campos de Carvalho, Claudia Benedita dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692002000500005