Free from stress by autogenic therapy. Relaxation technique yielding peace of mind and self-insight
Broms, C.
Lakartidningen 96(6): 588-592
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205 PMID: 10087798 Document Number: 508194
The utilisation of self-regulatory capacity is one of the purposes of autogenic therapy, a method consisting of exercises focused on the limbs, lungs, heart, diaphragm and head. The physiological response is muscle relaxation, increased peripheral blood flow, lower heart rate and blood pressure, slower and deeper breathing, and reduced oxygen consumption. Autogenic training is applicable in most pathological conditions associated with stress, and can be used preventively or as a complement to conventional treatment.