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Question 1. Which of the following are types of relaxation strategies?
a) Deep breathing
b) Progressive muscle relaxation
c) Imagery
d) All of the above
Answer: Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and imagery are all relaxation strategies that you can use to help you manage your sickle cell pain.
Question 2. True or False: When you are doing progressive muscle relaxation, you should tense and relax muscles in the parts of your body that are painful but not tense them so much that you might cause more pain.
True
False
Answer: True. During progressive muscle relaxation, be careful with tensing and relaxing muscles where you feel pain so that you do not cause more pain.
Question 3. How do relaxation exercises help you manage pain?
a) They loosen your muscles.
b) They focus your attention on something other than pain.
c) They increase the amount of oxygen that can travel around the body.
d) All of the above
Answer: Relaxation exercises help loosen your muscles, focus your attention on something other than pain and increase the amount of oxygen that can travel around the body.