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Research

Ample research exists to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of floating as it improves one's personal health.

 

Below is a small sampling of the hundreds of research articles written specifically on the topic of floating.

 

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​​Relieving Stress, Improving Psychological / Emotional State:

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Eliciting the relaxation response with the help of flotation-rest (restricted environmental stimulation technique) in patients with stress-related ailments.

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Examining the short-term anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of Floatation-REST.

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Characterizing the Experiences of Flotation-REST(Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique) Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): A Phenomenological Study.

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Quality of Life with Flotation Therapy for a Person Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, Atypical Autism, PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.

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Relieving Chronic Pain:

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REST-Assisted Relaxation and Chronic Pain.

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Flotation for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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The Effects of Flotation REST on the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia.

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Progressive muscle relaxation and restricted environmental stimulation therapy for chronic tension headache: a pilot study.

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A pilot study to evaluate the effects of floatation spa treatment on patients with osteoarthritis.

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Bending and Mending the Neurosignature.

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Improving Sleep:

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Does flotation-rest (restricted environmental stimulation technique) have an effect on sleep?

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Promising effects of treatment with flotation-REST (restricted environmental stimulation technique) as an intervention for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): a randomized controlled pilot trial.

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Beneficial effects of treatment with sensory isolation in flotation-tank as a preventive health-care intervention – a randomized controlled pilot trial.

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Improving Physical Performance:

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Flotation REST as a Stress Reduction Method: The Effects on Anxiety, Muscle Tension, and Performance."

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Flotation restricted environmental stimulation therapy and napping on mood state and muscle soreness in elite athletes: A novel recovery strategy?

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Track and Field Athletes’ Experiences and Perceived Effects of Flotation-REST: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

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The Acute Effects of Flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique on Recovery From Maximal Eccentric Exercise.

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The acute effects of flotation restricted environmental stimulation technique on recovery from maximal eccentric exercise.

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Enhancing perceptual-motor accuracy through flotation REST.

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Improving Mental Performance:

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Memory effects of restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST) and possible applications to ECT.

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Creativity enhancement through flotation isolation.

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Enhancement of scientific creativity by flotation REST (restricted environmental stimulation technique).

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A controlled investigation of right hemispheric processing enhancement after restricted environmental stimulation (REST) with floatation.

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Effects of stress versus flotation-REST relaxation on creativity and literacy skills in advanced English as a second language (ESL) composition.

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