Forty-four years
earlier, in 1929, Jacobson had published a forbiddingly technical book called
Progressive Relaxation, which detailed a procedure for removing muscular
tension. But since the exercises in the book were designed to relieve pressure
that was as much psychological as physical, Jacobson's work led to a surge in
the use of the word "relax", in the sense of "to become less
tense, anxious or stressed, to calm down" ... The man who invented relaxation - BBC News
earlier, in 1929, Jacobson had published a forbiddingly technical book called
Progressive Relaxation, which detailed a procedure for removing muscular
tension. But since the exercises in the book were designed to relieve pressure
that was as much psychological as physical, Jacobson's work led to a surge in
the use of the word "relax", in the sense of "to become less
tense, anxious or stressed, to calm down" ... The man who invented relaxation - BBC News
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