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| Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014
Clinical Tip: Relax and Relax More
Clinical Tip: Relax and Relax More
PhD and
PhD
Page Range: 163 – 164
SEMG recordings of the left and right upper trapezius when the client was asked to lift his shoulders, hold, relax, and relax more. Only after the second instruction did the muscle tension decrease to the relaxed baseline level.
Trapezius SEMG recorded from a professional tennis player while practicing smooth strokes. When instructed to stop and rest, he needed a second command to allow the muscles to relax totally.
Vietta E. Wilson
Erik Peper
Contributor Notes
Correspondence should be addressed to: Erik Peper, PhD, Institute for Holistic Health Studies/Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, email: epeper@sfsu.edu.