Relaxation therapy as stress management in post traumatic head concussion following road traffic accident

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a simple physiological, relaxation technique [Mitchell's technique] with a previously validated technique [Jacobson's progressive relaxation] and compare both techniques with a control supine lying position. Thirty subjects diagnosed as post-traumatic head concussion following road traffic accidents [RTA] were randomly assigned to three groups of equal number, each group received a three weeks program of daily 25 minutes session of either Mitchell's relaxation technique, Jacobson's progressive relaxation technique and control supine lying. The results showed a significant reduction after the relaxation techniques. For Mitchell's technique, the difference was as follows Systolic blood pressure [SBP] 18.08, diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 9.3, heart rate [HR] 5.24 and respiratory rate [RR] 5.14. For Jacobson's technique, the difference was SBP 17.98, DBP 9.02, HR 4.9 and RR 4.89. These differences were statistically significant