Vibroacoustic Therapy
Since the beginning of time, history can show, low frequency vibrations have been used to treat various conditions within the body.
Australian aboriginals, Tibetan monks, Native Americans, African tribes, Shaman and Gregorian Chants have been known to use sound in this way. These are just a small example of how the human race have been exploring the powers of sound and harnessing its power to control the body and the mind.
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Low frequency toning was used to calm the mind.
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Drumming and chanting were used to put the mind in a state of trance and also used to excite and mentally prepare warriors before war.
We are now beginning to see and study the true powers of sound. Scientists have shown how to explode cancer cells with sound.
Researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultra sound technology that clears the brain from plaque that is responsible for the memory loss and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients.
In Israel they have successfully completed heart surgery, performing a cardiac catheterization using sound waves.
Doctors have successfully used ultrasound to treat prostate cancer in a new study, providing a new alternative to surgery.
So how do we maintain our bodies and correct them before “dis-ease” eases its way in?
This is where the use of vibroacoustic therapy and treatments begin.
Between 1968 and 1980 Olav Skille studied the use of low frequency vibration as a treatment for developmentally delayed children. He used sinusoidal sound waves between 30hz and 120hz. The treatment included a single frequency with the amplitude modulating between 6 to 8 seconds, to create a pulsing sensation. His first prototype was introduced in 1980. Since then, further studies, research, development in products have been made. Vibroacoustic technology can now be found in hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, old age homes, health clubs and alternative health centers all over the world.
Vibroacoustic technology is a therapy that uses low frequency transducers, or speakers, built into a chair, bed, massage table, cushions, pillows and stuffed animals.
The low frequency vibrates through the medium and into the body. Since sound moves through solid objects (bones and muscles) and 10 times faster through water (we are made up of 70-80% water) the human body is a sponge soaking up vibrations.
Since everything in our body and in the universe vibrates, and has a resonant frequency, it is very important for us to receive positive stable vibrations and not the chaotic forms surrounding today’s technology and the sources disrupting our connection to natures vibration.
The human body is sensitive to sound and frequencies, vibroacoustic sound wave therapy focuses on the physical parts of the body as well as the mental parts of the body. It sends energy between cells, stimulating cells and neural pathways, and clearing blockages. It changes brainwave frequencies that can help patients relax and bring awareness to the body.
Studies show that physiologically it reduces oxygen consumption, decreases blood pressure, slows heart rate, slows respiration rate, relaxes muscles, increases blood flow, strengthen muscles, improve range of motion and reduces pain. Mentally vibroacoustic therapy clears the mind from anxiety, reduces stress, enhances creativity and creates peace within the body.
“Music is a form of behavior which is unique for the species of human beings and is used for emotional communication” OLAVE SKILLE
Everyone can benefit from vibroacoustic therapy.
We begin to feel what it’s like to communicate with ourselves, re-connecting the mind and body creating a coherence between the heart and brain.
It relieves any physical and mental discomfort relaxing our entire system.
It is an aid to help people meditate, and for the experienced meditator it takes meditation to another level.
With life feeling so demanding at times and finding it hard to escape all of life’s chaotic frequencies, vibroacoustic technology provides us the relief and release to create harmony within the body down to the cellular level.
It is an internal massage for the soul.
Discover Relief Through Sound
Music and VibroAcoustics combined have been profoundly effective in bringing clients to a deep state of peace and stillness. This is also the ideal state to then provide any other cognitive therapies.
There are over a dozen research projects on VibroAcoustic therapies alone. Ongoing International studies attest to the effectiveness as an intervention for clinical populations in the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, migraine headaches, gastrointestinal ulcers, Raynaud’s disease, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, polyarthritis, sports injury, low back pain, neck and shoulder pain, autism, insomnia, depression, and anxiety disorders.
Over the last 10 years graduate students at the Sound Healing Institute have had assignments to create treatment plans for a wide range of issues including Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and Dementia. The institute has collated, refined and tested these treatment plans over the years to develop highly effective plans. You can access these treatment plans at https://medicalsoundassociation.com/integrative-sound/
SOUND LOUNGE / TABLE TREATMENTS AND BINAURAL BEAT BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT
RELAXATION & STRESS REDUCTION
There is nothing better for Relaxation and Stress Reduction than the Sound Lounge/Table. Sound and music with consistent low frequencies dramatically lower heart and respiration rates and blood pressure to reduce stress and oxygen consumption. Not only do the low frequencies entrain the body into a coherent peaceful state, but the music with the binaural beats also lull a person into a deep state of relaxation. If you have anything going on emotionally, simply spend 10 minutes on the lounge/table and it will not only be gone mentally/emotionally but will also be gone physically out of your body.
ANXIETY
The consistent peaceful vibrations easily overcome any anxiety, no matter how strong. The lounges have been used with over 4000 first responders and have been proven to overcome severe anxiety. However, if someone is really sensitive, fragile or subject to having panic attacks then the vibration could be too much. Always test the amount of vibration and volume in the room or headphones when working with someone that is really sensitive.
FIRST RESPONDERS, PTSD, AND TRAUMA
Ed Rupert uses the Sound Lounge for First Responders who are in crisis in Colorado. Ed has contracts with over 75% of the Police and Fire Stations in Colorado. If anyone has a crisis (like about to commit suicide) Ed brings the Sound Lounge out in a van and puts them on it. He has now saved 150 lives in the last year. Because of this, the lounges are now being placed in over 75 ER units throughout Colorado.
One of our students is using the Sound Lounge for PTSD treatments in the VA hospital in Sacramento, California and has had practically a 100% success rate in dramatically transforming the PTSD.
FIBROMYALGIA TREATMENTS
There are a few research papers on the subject. Three previous students have used a variety of sound healing treatments, including Sound Tables/Lounges, and now no longer have fibromyalgia.
ADD & ADHD
Music has been proven to enhance intelligence, learning and IQ, reading and literacy skills, spatial-temporal reasoning, mathematical abilities, emotional intelligence, memory performance, concentration and attention. Tuning the music to a person’s natural brainwave rhythms when they are at rest makes the brainwave entrainment even more effective.
BOOSTING IMMUNE SYSTEM
The number one thing that boosts the immune system is being at peace. Being at peace physically, mentally, emotionally and even Spiritually is the very best for maximizing the immune response. This allows for all organs to come back into alignment.
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Brain injuries create chaotic rhythms across the brain. Tuning the music and Binaural Beat brainwave rhythms to the natural rhythm of the person’s brain before the injury has been incredibly effective in getting the brain back to its own natural healthy consistent rhythm — dramatically increasing recovery time. Doing a Brainwave Assessment then playing music on the Sound Lounge/Table for each of the brainwave states of Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta and Gamma tuned to the person is one of the best ways to get the person back to where they can focus and enjoy smooth flow of energy through the brain.
STROKE
The Sound Lounge/Table has had amazing results just by putting individuals on the table who have had strokes.
The Sound Lounge/Table is the best for restoring flow through the whole nervous system and brain. Music tuned to you is the best way to get the brain back into its natural, consistent rhythm.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
There are two main ways to work with pain. One is to get a person blissed out so they forget about the pain. Doing this also creates endorphins in the brain, which actually do reduce the pain. The Sound Lounge/Table is the best at bringing a person into a relaxed blissful state with the music and vibration combination.
Brainwave states of Alpha have also been shown to help reduce pain. Using Brainwave CD’s tuned to the person are even more helpful. This technique has been used by dentists for years, and is now becoming quite common before, during and after surgery.
Second, is to play frequencies directly on the body to resonate that specific part of the body into its natural healthy state. This is not just distraction; this is actually regeneration.
In one study on Sound Lounges, they measured the physiological and behavioral effectiveness of these interventions with 272 patients and found over 50% reduction of pain and symptoms. A study at Duke University Medical Center also reported significant pain reduction for 20 women who had surgery for various cancers. Also at Duke, patients who received vibroacoustic physical therapy following total knee replacements showed increased range of motion.
SLEEP DISORDERS
There are many research projects (particularly those by Jeffrey Thompson) that show the effectiveness of using Binaural Beats within the range of .5 to 4 hertz to entrain the brain into Delta for sleep — particularly when the Binaural Beats are tuned to you by doing a brainwave assessment. Besides using the music and VibroAcoustics before bedtime, the research also shows that by reducing the amount of stress in the body and mind throughout the day, the body is better able to drop into deep sleep at night.
PARKINSON’S TREATMENTS
The Sound Healing Research Foundation did research with 12 Parkinson’s patients using VibroAcoustic Therapy. Symptoms were reduced on average by 75%. While it is not a cure for Parkinson’s, it was found that those that purchased the lounge were able to sleep better at night and get off of their medications. Vibrating the body with sound is especially effective for any muscular or neurological issues.
SPORTS PREPARATION AND INJURY RECOVERY
Alertness and Focus
The ideal state for sports is Body Relaxed, Mind Awake. The research of Alfred Tomatis shows that low frequencies calm the body and high frequencies activate the mind. Therefore, having lows vibrations on the body with Sound Lounge/Table and high frequencies in the speakers/headphones is ideal for sports preparation.
Also, Binaural Beats within the Alpha range (7-12 hertz) stimulate the brain into activity — particularly when tuned to the person.
If there is an injury, the Sound Lounge’s consistent vibrations will help overcome the chaotic vibration of the injury, and the music helps relax the mind so the fastest possible healing can take place.
However, the most effective treatment for injury is to use the Cymatic Frequency CDs with the Bass Pod/Belt placed on the affected area (if not too sensitive). The effectiveness is profound for not only overcoming pain, but also resonating that part of the body back into its healthy state before the injury happened.
DISCLAIMER
Timeless RN Wellness Spa and any of its products do not diagnose, cure, prevent or treat disease. If you have a medical condition or concern, please consult an appropriate health care professional. Timeless RN Wellness Spa information and offerings have not been evaluated by any government agency or regulatory organization — including the FDA.
We can legally say the treatments do provide relaxation and stress relief, which has been shown to be a contributor to most issues emotionally and physically. There is ample research showing the effectiveness of the techniques and we have quoted them where appropriate.