What is Stress? 

To most, the word stress conjures up images of something unpleasant.  This is usually related to emotional situations.  We are all subjected to various kinds of stress in our daily life.  

However, we need a certain amount of stress to evolve and grow, as it provides us with challenges that stimulate us to strive for survival and progress.

Stress of the body can occur in numerous ways including mental & emotional stress, chemical stress and physical stress.

Body Stress & Stress Overload 

Stress overload may be defined as: the overriding of the body's inner resistive powers by an outer, invasive force.  

When the stress forces applied to individuals go beyond the limits of their adaptability, stress overload occurs and some outside help is needed. For example, an overload of stress to a bone will break it   and the body will need outside help in setting the bone with a cast or pins, in order that it can then heal it.

A less extreme case of stress overload:- if the body is subjected   to a lighter force, it may still go beyond its ability to deal with it. If the body is unable to release it, the tension becomes 'locked' into the physical structures - the muscles, tendons ligaments or other tissues remain tight and constricted. We call this 'body stress'.  

                                       ~ Skin ~      ~ Muscle ~    ~ Bone ~     ~ Blood ~    ~ Nerves ~ 

BSR & the Health Care Spectrum

BSR stands squarely under the title 'complementary'. It is a health-care profession that works alongside medicine, in co-operation, not in competition.

A BSR practitioner does not in any way diagnose or treat conditions, nor give advice on the process of a disease - that is the field of medicine.  Over the years medical doctors have recommended their patients to BSR.  BSR practitioners enjoy reciprocal relationships with GPs, surgeons and paediatricians, as well as physiotherapists, fitness coaches and psychologists.         

There have been cases of patients who were scheduled for back surgery who responded so positively to BSR that the surgery was cancelled. In instances when medical tests have been negative, releasing body stress has proved beneficial.