What are the common signs of stress? Whenever we try to find out we get listed with seemingly endless symptoms. Where does it all come from though? Well, the most common sign of stress is muscle tension or muscle spasms – as simple as that.
As a noun stress is defined as “pressure or tension exerted on a material object.” Now whether a stress is positive, in that we experience the stressor and adapt to it, or whether the stressor is negative, meaning we experience the stressor and we are not able to adapt to it, our bodies respond in the same way. This response is the tightening of the muscles.
A stressor can be a physical event such as a car accident or a fall. It can also be a chemical event such as an allergy to certain foods or chemicals like paint, or it could be emotional such as fear of failure or sadness and grief due to loss – each experience causes tension in the body. The muscles will contract into protective mode and sometimes they can keep contracted exerting pressure on the nerves. It is this compressive force on the nerves that causes the symptoms of physical and emotional stress.
This is where Body Stress Release can help in alleviating the common signs and common symptoms of stress. With the BSR technique a practitioner can accurately locate the stored tension within the body and guide it to be gently and completely released.
Body Stress Release is an effective complementary health care technique that uses the body as a biofeedback mechanism. It is non-invasive and gentle enough for newborn babies as well as the elderly.