In my opinion, it is important when implementing any intervention that you consider the client's perspective of their experience. Feedback from clients while on placement was invauable. I had clients express that they would continue to use progressive muscle relaxation in the future as they firmly believed it was helpful for them to reduce anger and anxiety which was great feedback to hear. However, I also had a client which had specific difficulty attending to tasks for a long period of time, and therefore struggled to attend to the task of tensing and releasing the muscles. I found this be extremely helpful information as it made me aware that the individual's ability to attend is something that I will need to consider in the future when identifying clients to participate in progressive muscle relaxation.
I also found information in other resources on client experience, such as the following quote:
“I thought I wouldn’t like this exercise. And the first few days were a
bit uncomfortable. My arms hurt when I was done and I didn’t feel very relaxed.
However, this is the fourth session and I’ve learned not to tense up so hard.
If I squeeze very gently, and let go- and keep limp for about 30 seconds, the
technique really works. I have to remember to go slow and go easy.” (Smith, 2005, p. 42).
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