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Donald L. Tasto
Researcher at Colorado State University
Publications - 13
Citations - 463
Donald L. Tasto is an academic researcher from Colorado State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Relaxation (psychology) & Muscle relaxation. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 13 publications receiving 443 citations.
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The development of the menstrual symptom questionnaire.
TL;DR: It was concluded that two types of dysmenorrhea do, in fact, exist and that this study has provided a reliable means of differentiating them and from a therapeutic standpoint, accurate diagnosis of type may be a prerequisite for prescribing appropriate treatment.
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The effects of muscle relaxation on blood pressure of essential hypertensives.
TL;DR: Muscle relaxation and noncontinuous biofeedback were investigated as potential nonpharmaceutical treatments for essential hypertension and it was shown that muscle relaxation has a significant effect upon lowering diastolic and systolic blood pressures between premeasures and postmeasures.
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The effectiveness of behavior modification with spasmodic and congestive dysmenorrhea
TL;DR: The major finding of clinical significance was that the behavior therapy treatment procedure was highly effective in reducing the reported symptomatology of women suffering from spasmodic dysmenorrhea whereas this approach was not effective in reduced the symptomatOLOGY of womensuffering from congestive dys menorrhea.
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Muscle relaxation treatment for tension headaches
Donald L. Tasto,John E. Hinkle +1 more
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Effects of metronome-conditioned relaxation, metronome-induced relaxation, and progressive muscle relaxation on insomnia
TL;DR: This study was designed to yield an independent test of the hypothesis that a 60 beat per min metronome sound has the capacity by itself to induce relaxation.