Relaxation Techniques and Physiotherapy Singapore

As physiotherapists, we believe that it is very important for us and our patients to better learn to control our actions and responses to things that stresses us (we term this as stressors), and to remain in control of ourselves, despite whatever circumstances, instead of allowing our stress and stressors to control the way we think and feel.

There are a few types of techniques that we employ and use during our physiotherapy or hand therapy sessions:

1. Regulated Deep Breathing - also known as controlled breathing technique, we teach, show and demonstrate to our patients how to regulate their breathing depth and pattern to induce a state of relaxation and calm.


2. Progressive Muscle Relaxation - a facilitated session where, using appropriate media and illumination (removal of environmental stressors), we help and facilitate our patients to relax their physical bodies and body part(s), part by part, from head to toe.

Research shows that relaxation methods, when successfully employed, results in deep muscle relaxations that greatly decreases frequency, occurrence and intensity of tension headaches, as well as aches and pains of the neck and back. It even helps to reduce anxiety and frustrations, allowing to to re-calibrate and re-focus objectively any issues or problems that you have with a more opened and relaxed approach.

These relaxation techniques will be taught to you as appropriate for you and your condition.

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