Thursday, April 25, 2013

Medical & Other Benefits of Floatation Therapy


Medical & Other Benefits of Floatation Therapy

"The use of flotation therapy has a number of medical benefits. In the gravity free floating environment the body balances and heals internally as all the senses are rested. Research shows that floating and flotation therapy measurably reduce bloody pressure and heart rate whilst lowering the levels of stress related chemicals in the body. Old injuries and aches, (especially backache) experience relief as floating helps blood circulation.

This is one more medical reason that explains a sense of balance and well being in the floating patient's everyday life when using floatation tanks. Recent medical flotation research has shown more and more the importance of having a good balance of activity between the two cerebral hemispheres to guarantee a better state of physical, mental, and emotional health."
http://www.sensense.com/sense/benefits-of-doing-float.php
 

Floatation therapy is a medical treatment using sensory deprivation within a floatation tank or float room. Years of well documented tests show that floatation tank therapy not only has an immediate effect on pain relief and elimination of stress, it also promotes ‘whole-brain’ thinking. Many athletes, writers and artists have experienced enormous benefits from floatation therapy utilizing floatation tanks.

Floatation therapy applications for sports people and athletes

• Deep muscular relaxation
• Accelerates healing of injuries
• Enhances Performance using visualization

Floatation therapy benefits for business people

• Complete physical & mental de-stressing
• Deep muscular relaxation
• Rejuvenates energy levels
• Enhances Creativity

Floatation therapy for students

• Stimulates creativity
• Promotes clarity of thought process
• Aids accelerated learning

Sensory deprivation floatation tank therapy

Sensory deprivation therapy utilizes floating as a method of attaining the deepest relaxation one can experience, this type of sensory therapy can help to ease a number of medical conditions and symptoms. Floatation therapy is used widely in the treatment of stress, anxiety, jet lag and to improve concentration and creativity. Flotation taps into the senses of the brain and is widely used by sports persons to improve performance. Wind down is also enhanced during sensory deprivation floating therapy. Did you know that one hour of floating in a float tank has the restorative effects of 4 hours of sleep. This is mainly due to the effects of sensory deprivation caused inside the flotation tank.

1 comment:

  1. It is a heavenly experience to be in a floatation tank. When there is no sound to be heard, no light to be seen and no base to rest your body, all your sense are relaxed (because they have nothing to do). This heals the overall spiritual self and physical self is automatically treated by itself.

    Regards,
    John Roniq
    Float Therapy West Kelowna

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