Flotation therapy

Flotation therapy is a medical treatment using sensory deprivation within a flotation tank or float room. Years of well documented tests show that flotation tank therapy not only has an immediate effect on pain relief and elimination of stress, it also promotes ‘whole-brain’ thinking. Many athletes, writers and artists have experienced enormous benefits from flotation therapy utilising flotation tanks.

Flotation therapy applications for sports people and athletes

Deep muscular relaxation
Accelerates healing of injuries
Enhances Performance using visualisation

Flotation therapy benefits for business people

Complete physical & mental de-stressing
Deep muscular relaxation
Rejuvenates energy levels
Enhances Creativity

Flotation therapy for students

Stimulates creativity
Promotes clarity of thought process
Aids accelerated learning

Sensory deprivation flotation tank therapy

Sensory deprivation therapy utilises floating as a method of attaining the deepest relaxation one can experience, this type of sensory therapy can help to ease a number of medical conditions and symptoms.

Flotation therapy is used widely in the treatment of stress, anxiety, jet lag and to improve concentration and creativity. Flotation taps into the senses of the brain and is widely used by sports persons to improve performance. Wind down is also enhanced during sensory deprivation floating therapy. Did you know that one hour of floating in a float tank has the restorative effects of 4 hours of sleep. This is mainly due to the effects of sensory deprivation caused inside the flotation tank.

Medical benefits of therapy using flotation

The use of flotation therapy has a number of medical benefits. In the gravity free floating environment the body balances and heals internally as all the senses are rested. Research shows that floating and flotation therapy measurably reduce bloody pressure and heart rate whilst lowering the levels of stress related chemicals in the body. Old injuries and aches, (especially backache) experience relief as floating helps blood circulation.

This is one more medical reason that explains a sense of balance and well being in the floating patient's everyday life when using floatation tanks. Recent medical flotation research has shown more and more the importance of having a good balance of activity between the two cerebral hemispheres to guarantee a better state of physical, mental, and emotional health.