Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: relaxation techniques http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New Canadian guidelines for treating fibromyalgia Physicians from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Calgary have published a review article in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. The article represents the first time researchers have published Canadian guidelines to help manage the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-canadian-guidelines-fibromyalgia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:03 EST news287056981 Study shows Internet-based program effective in reducing stress The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-internet-based-effective-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:02 EST news286480895 Researchers use goal-oriented therapy to treat diabetic neuropathies Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and VA Boston Healthcare System (VA BHS) have found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help relieve pain for people with painful diabetic neuropathies. The study, which is the first of its kind to examine this treatment for people with type II diabetes mellitus, is published in the March issue of the Journal of Pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-goal-oriented-therapy-diabetic-neuropathies.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:36:47 EST news281637384 Most cardiac patients report using alternative treatments (HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiac-patients-alternative-treatments.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:44:43 EST news279891857 Video game with biofeedback teaches children to curb their anger Children with serious anger problems can be helped by a simple video game that hones their ability to regulate their emotions, finds a pilot study at Boston Children's Hospital. Results were published online October 24 in the journal Adolescent Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-video-game-biofeedback-children-curb.html Pediatrics Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:40:03 EST news270316424 Daily yoga regimen boosts socialization, mind-body connection, and focus among autistic students Step one: Mats out. Step two: breathe deep. Step three: assume poses. Step four: tense and relax muscles. Step five: sing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-daily-yoga-regimen-boosts-socialization.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:16:22 EST news269154859 Audio relaxation techniques date back to the Sixteenth Century (Medical Xpress) -- The use of birdsong and the sound of running water to aid sleep has been used for more than five hundred years, according to researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-audio-techniques-date-sixteenth-century.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:36:08 EST news261218147