Arthritis

A Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial of Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology in Subjects with Arthritis

Tony A. Nader, D. Edwards Smith, Michael C. Dillbeck, Volker Schanbacher, Susan L. Dillbeck, Phillipe Gallois,Sophie Beall-Rougerie, Robert H. Schneider, Sanford I. Nidich, Gary P. Kaplan and Steele Belok

Scientists of Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University of Management, Iowa, Dept. of Neurology,North Shore University Hospital, New York., Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA, Maharishi University of Management, Holland

Dissertation Abstracts International 53(: 27258 University Microfilm No. AAC9300593

The researchers experimented with vibration technology on 166 subjects with arthritis. Using a double-blinded and randomized experimental design, the findings showed significant reductions of pain and stiffness and improvement in range of motion. 100% relief of symptoms was the most commonly reported category of improvement due to treatment. For the group as a whole, differences in mean response of treatment and control conditions with respect to relief of pain, limitation of motion, and reduction in stiffness were highly significant: T values ranged from a low of 5.609 in stiffness to a high of 20.950 in pain, p = 0.000009 to <10-49 respectively. Analysis by sub-categories of peripheral arthritis, painful conditions of the spine, and rheumatoid arthritis likewise produced significant results. The instantaneous relief of pain and improvement in function in such a high proportion of subjects with chronic arthritis is unparalleled in modern medical science.