The Nuance

Relaxing Your Muscles Can Relax Your Mind

Progressive muscle relaxation therapy is one of the simplest science-backed treatments for anxiety

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readAug 13, 2020
Credit: Delmaine Donson / Getty Images

During the early days of the novel coronavirus outbreak, doctors in China noticed that many people hospitalized with Covid-19 were developing anxiety and sleeping problems. These patients…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health. I grew up in Michigan, but these days I live in southwest Germany.