Research has indicated that regular elicitation of the relaxation response, along with other stress management strategies, can have a beneficial effect on a number of stress related physiological and psychological health problems. In fact it can help any health problem that is caused or exacerbated by chronic stress.  Relaxation is not a panacea for all ills, but should be used as part of an overall stress management strategy.  A few examples of health problems that can be helped by the relaxation response together with other self-care strategies, include conditions such as:

Gastrointestinal Irritable Bowel Syndrome Ulcers Heart Burn	Skin Eczema Psoriasis Dermatitis Urticaria Acne	Respiratory Asthma Emphysema Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
Psychological Anxiety/Stress Depression Panic attacks	Immune Rheumatoid Arthritis Herpes Simplex Colds and Flu	Neurological Multiple Sclerosis Migraine Epilepsy
Reproductive Infertility Childbirth Menopause Premenstrual Syndrome Endometriosis Impotence	Cardiovascular Heart beat irregularities High Blood Pressure Heart Disease Angina Pectoris Raynaulds	Musculoskeletal Headaches Arthritis Back pain Fibromyalgia
General Insomnia Chronic Pain	Endocrine Diabetes Mellitus

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