Arterial Hypertension

Vibroacoustic impact in the treatment of arterial hypertension

Beglyarov M. I., Alekperov I. I., Allakhverdieva T. Kh., Bakhramova G. Kh.

To study whether sound waves of hearing range with constantly changing frequency have an antihypertensive effect and their effects on some psychophysiological and biochemical parameters, two groups of patients with arterial hypertension of the degree I-III (WHO classification, 1999) have been examined. Group 1 included 17 patients in whom vibrophones were placed on the zone of kidney projection, group 2 consisted of 12 patients in whom vibrophones were set on the reflexogenic zones of the heart. Both groups demonstrated a pronounced lowering in arterial pressure (AP), a reduced maximal rise of systolic and diastolic AP in response to the information load as well as higher mental performance of the patients. Heart rate diminished more significantly in group 2 vs group 1. Blood levels of creatinine and urea lowered significantly only in group 1. This reflects improvement in renal function which may be due to better renal circulation in response to the above waves.

Source: vibroacousticresearch/Olav Skille