Tag Archive for stress reduction

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Decrease stress, depression, anxiety, and pain…then just float!

A study looking at stress-related ill-health such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia in relation to sick leave has come up with some fantastic findings and, through randomised trials, has proven the benefits in relation to receiving the aforementioned issues and their associated symptoms. The study demonstrates clear benefit of REST floatation and its ability to facilitate the reduction of “stress-related… Read more →

Study showing how Floatation REST affects Fibromyalgia sufferers

An in-depth study carried out in 2013 by Roderick Borrie, Ph.D., Tamara Russell, Ph.D. and Stefan Schneider, Ph.D. that studied the the affects of flotation therapy on sufferers of fibromyalgia. They looked at a variety of factors including pain and its effects, muscle tension, ease of movement, stress, energy levels, sadness, well-being, relaxation, anxiety and also performed a comparison analysis of… Read more →

Man relaxing in floatation tank

Australian Sports Commission cites benefits of REST

The Australian Sports Commission has cited the benefits of REST and floatation therapy for professional athletes all the way back in 2004! The article in their monthly publication was related to controlling emotions and sports persons managing this through psycho-regulatory training (PRT), and even back then refer to is as one of “the most frequently used PRT techniques”. Even over a decade… Read more →