Sometimes we just need a little reassurance and a friendly voice to help us relax. If calming yourself does not work, try to call a friend (if a friend is available). Hopefully, the soothing voice on the other end of the phone will help put you at ease and help you get to sleep.  Make sure to call someone who is already familiar with your anxiety problems so you won’t need to explain your situation. Try talking to a friend who will only listen and not add more to the conversation. Talking to someone who will make you worry more will not help you. Always make sure to call your friend the next day after you’ve settled down and thank them for their time. One way to get to sleep when anxious is to take melatonin supplements. Melatonin is a chemical that naturally occurs in our bodies and helps us go to sleep. If you’re lucky, a little melatonin will go a long way and put you to sleep in a jiffy.  Melatonin is sold over the counter in 1, 2, 3, and 5 milligram tablets. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about using melatonin before you take it. Do not take melatonin with alcohol or other controlled substances. If your anxiety is consistently undermining your ability to get to sleep, you should talk to a medical professional. Your doctor should be able to refer you to a specialist or diagnose your problem.  If anxiety undermines your ability to sleep consistently over a short amount of time, make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. Be truthful and honest with your doctor about what is causing your anxiety. If appropriate, seek help from a psychologist or psychiatrist. A doctor might put you on anxiety medicines or prescription sleep aids. One way to deal with persistent anxiety that interferes with your sleep is to get professional mental health counseling. A mental health counselor (whether a counselor, a psychiatrist, or a psychologist) will talk to you and help you identify the source of your anxiety.  Psychiatrists might choose to treat you with medication. Many counselors or psychologists will allow you to talk about your problems and work through them in a structured environment. Some counselors might choose cognitive behavioral therapy, a technique widely used to treat anxiety. If you’ve got a pet in your household, you may want to consider recruiting them and stationing them nearby to make you feel relaxed and loved. Who knows, your dog’s snoring might relax you and help put you to sleep.  Lure your dog nearby with a treat or a bone. If it’s okay with you, invite them to sleep in the bed with you. Try to get your family cat to snuggle with you. It is possible that your cat’s purring might soothe you and put you to sleep. Relocate yourself to the vicinity of your gerbil or ferret’s habitat. Just being near a cute little animal might help to relax you and relieve your anxiety.
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One-sentence summary -- Call a friend. Try melatonin supplements. Talk to your doctor. Seek mental health counseling. Recruit the family pet.

Article: Physiotherapy is the treatment of pain based on physical manipulation and non-pharmaceutical means. Massage, passive exercise, transdermal electrical stimulation (TNS), and heat therapy are all physiotherapy techniques that can be used at home. Massage therapy stimulates the muscles around an arthritic joint and increases pressure within the tissue. This pushes fluid out into the blood and lymph vessels, and replacement interstitial fluid is drawn into the vacuum.  This helps remove toxic irritants to the nerve endings that have built up as a result of injury and inflammation. In return, new nutrients soak the area and encourage repair of inflamed joints and sprained muscles. An animal with sore joints has tense, stiff muscles and the tension in the muscles further compresses the joint, making inflamed surfaces rub together, and causing more pain. Massage helps the muscles to relax and stimulates the release of endorphins - a natural painkiller with a similar chemical composition to morphine. If, for example, the hip joint is painful, to massage the hip you should work from the extremity upwards (imagine massaging fluid back towards the heart).  Move the flat of your palm in a rocking motion, applying pressure with the heel of the hand to the thigh muscles, working upwards towards the heart. Slow and gentle movements are soothing, whilst hard and fast movements are stimulating, so for pain relief, one motion every five seconds is ideal. Massage the affected limb for 10-20 minutes, two to three times a day. Mobilization is the act of passively extending a limb with the aim of keeping the muscle conditioned, and the joint mobile. The theory behind mobilization is to stop the cycle of pain that restricts joint movement, which leads to a further loss of movement, and a downward cycle of limb under-use.  Again, taking the example of an arthritic hip, passive mobilization involves gently stretching the affected hind leg backward, away from the head. The owner can do this with the dog in a standing or lying position. If both hips are sore, it is better to lie the dog down since it will be uncomfortable taking extra weight on the opposite hip when one leg is raised. To passively stretch the left hip, lay the dog on its right side, with the left leg uppermost. Slide the left hand in front of the thigh halfway down the thigh bone, and cup the cranial muscles in the left palm. Apply gentle but firm pressure in order to push the thigh backward so that the dog's paw moves backward. Do not force the movement, and stop if the dog gets uncomfortable. Hold this extended position for around 40 seconds and then release. Try to do a 10 minute session twice a day. This helps to keep the joints supple and is pain relieving. The application of heat helps to dilate blood vessels and stimulate the circulation. In turn, this helps to remove noxious toxins that irritate pain receptor nerves.  A simple method is to use a wheat bag, the sort you heat up in a microwave. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to heat the bag, and with the dog lying down with the arthritic joint exposed, rest the warmed wheat bag over the joint. Leave it there for 10-15 minutes, and then follow with some passive movement exercises. Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TNS) can be performed at home by an owner, provided they have access to basic training and the appropriate equipment.  This involves the application of a small electrical current to the skin in order to numb sensory nerves and block pain transmission. This is achieved by stimulating delta fibers which release enkephalin in the spinal cord, which in turn reduces sensitivity to pain. One 20 minute session can reduce pain for up to 24 hours. The TNS machine is a small handheld battery-powered box attached to two electrodes, which are placed in contact with the dog's skin. Pain is blocked downstream from the electrodes, so to treat hip pain, place one electrode either side of the spine approximately 15 cm (5.9 in) higher than the pelvis.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Understand what physiotherapy refers to. Massage your dog to help relieve pain caused by arthritis. Learn some specific massage techniques. Try passive mobilization. Apply heat to your dog’s arthritic limbs. Talk to your vet about transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TNS).