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Flotation Therapy Helps Alleviate Stress
The flotation therapy is one way stressed-out people can unwind. WBZ-TV's Kathryn Hauser reports.
POTENTIAL STORM WHEN I SEE YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. INSTANT STRESS RELIEF IT'S HARD TO FIND. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW TRYING TO FLOAT THEIR WORRIES AND THEIR PAIN AWAY. THE QUESTION IS DOES IT REALLY WORK. Reporter: WHEN LIFE GETS STRESSFUL, SHE GOES FOR — HE GOES FOR A FLOAT. I FIND IT AN EASY PLACE TO GET INTO. Reporter: THIS IS NOTATION THERAPY. TANKS FILLED WITH ENOUGH WATER AND SALT TO MAKE ANYONE INSTANTLY FLOAT. THERE IS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 INCHES OF WATER. THE TERM FOR IT, THE SORT OF STATE WE'RE GOING FOR IS TO GET YOUR SKIN TO BE COMPLETELY NEUTRAL AND NOT TELL WHERE YOUR HAND END AND WHERE THE WATER STARTS. Reporter: THE TANKS ARE ENCLOSED AND COMPLETELY DARK WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING AWAY ALL SENSES. YOU'RE JUST LAYING DOWN FOR 90 MINUTES. THERE IS NOTHING TO DO SO YOU ARE JUST SORT OF THEIR AND YOU ARE PRESENT. Reporter: CUSTOMERS USE THIS FOR STRESS RELIEF OR PAIN MANAGEMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THE POST FLOAT EFFECTS A LOT MORE THAN THE FLOAT ITSELF. ACTUALLY, I USUALLY FEEL A LOT CALMER AFTER THE FLOAT. THAT TYPICALLY LAST AT LEAST A FEW HOURS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. Reporter: A PSYCHOLOGIST OFFERS A WORD OF CAUTION. IT ISN'T KNOWN WHAT THE LONG- TERM EFFECTS ARE. Reporter: SHE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THESE TANKS AS A LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR CONSTANT STRESS. IF YOU LIKE IT ABDOMEN IT FEELS GOOD — AND IT FEELS GOOD AND YOU CAN AFFORD IT FINANCIALLY, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING TO DO BUT IT DOESN'T DEAL WITH THE ROOT CAUSE AND ALL THE OF US NEED MORE SKILLS TO PROCESS OUR EMOTIONS EVEN WHEN WE ARE REALLY STRESSED. Reporter: SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN REGULAR FLOATING CAN REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY BUT THE STUDIES ARE SMALL AND SCIENTISTS SAY LARGER TRIAL ALSO ARE STILL NEEDED. THE POP LATTER, THOUGH, IS SORING AND THE PAST FEW YEARS, HUNDREDS OF TANK LOCATIONS HAVE
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