Article1 December 1943THE CULTIVATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL RELAXATIONEDMUND JACOBSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.EDMUND JACOBSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-6-965 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA perusal of medical journals today, as compared with a decade ago, indicates a growing recognition of the problems of relaxation. Most commonly it is linked with the discussion of hyperemotional states, noted when the patient is excitable, fatigued or hypochondriac; the need of "calmness and poise" is being stressed in a variety of disorders so wide as to include not only essential hypertension, coronary occlusion, bronchial asthma and neuropsychiatric states but also spastic colitis and even common forms of constipation.1Knowledge of the problem of relaxation would seem to be spread wide, but extremely thin, in the sense that...Bibliography1. WAKEFIELD EG: Etiologic considerations of functional disorders of the colon, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1937, xii, 193. Google Scholar2. JACOBSON E: Electrical measurements concerning muscular contraction (tonus) and the cultivation of relaxation in man. The effects of daily rests without training to relax on muscular tonus, Am. Jr. Psychol., 1942, lv, 248. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. JACOBSON E: Treatment of nervous irritability and excitement, Ill. Med. Jr., 1920. Google Scholar4. JACOBSON E: Progressive relaxation, Rev. Ed., 1938, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago. Google Scholar5. JACOBSON E: An integrating voltmeter for the study of nerve and muscle potentials, Rev. Sci. Instr., 1940, xi, 415-418. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. JACOBSON E: Differential relaxation during reading, writing and other activities as tested by the knee-jerk, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1928, cxxxvi, 675. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Editorial: Differential relaxation, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xci, 1465. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication June 12, 1942.From the Laboratory for Clinical Physiology, Chicago. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDysponesis: A Neurophysiologic Factor in Functional DisordersElectrophysiology of Mental Activities and Introduction to The Psychological Process of ThinkingDysponesis: A neurophysiology factor in functional disorders 1 December 1943Volume 19, Issue 6Page: 965-972KeywordsAsthmaClinical laboratoriesColitisHypertensionResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...