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

• Main Authors: Adriana Aparecida Delloiagono de Paula (Author), Emilia Campos de Carvalho (Author), Claudia Benedita dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...