"There are multiple benefits with the Float tank, but perhaps the most beneficial from an Osteopathic stand point, is the sensorial deprivation from the feedback the body gives when under the stress of gravity, bad posture or Mal-alignment; - when all sensory feedback is diminished, the motor responses intended to relieve the pain or aches, which create muscle tension, muscle shortening and muscular spasm, are turned off. Joints respond in a similar way, tending towards a position of ease under stress, which can cause similar responses in the tissues supporting the joint. Once this feedback is eliminated it allows passage of blood flow into areas that are typically deprived of blood and its healing elements, allowing the muscular/ligamentous/nervous/Osseous tissues to heal."
- Holly Webster M.OMSc