Effects of medical resonance therapy music on patients with psoriasis and neurod

Author:
Ilya Lazaroff
Raphael Shimshoni

Publication:
Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science35(3) July 2000, Volume35(Issue3) Page p.189To-198

Cite:
Lazaroff, I., & Shimshoni, R. (2000). Effects of medical resonance therapy music on patients with psoriasis and neurodermatitis—A pilot study. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, 35(3), 189-198. doi:10.1007/BF02688779

Abstract:
Stress medicine has shown that emotional disharmony can be a substantial factor for skin diseases. The harmonisation of the emotional status and a corresponding reduction of stress hormones by the Medical Resonance Therapy Music ® (MRT-Music) as shown in other studies (1,2,3,4) inspired us to investigate its benefits for patients with psoriasis vulgaris and neurodermatitis (neurodermatitis constitutionalis atopica). Over a period of 14 days we measured the parameters of blood pressure, heart rate, stimulus to scratch and the degree of sickness in two, respectively four groups of 68 patients in total: two experimental groups (psoriasis/neurodermatitis) and two control gropus. All patients received the normal treatment of our hospital, the experimental groups were additionally treated with 3 × 30 minutes of MTR-Music per day, while the controls were asked to somehow relax during this time. In the experimental groups the measurements showed to somehow relax during this time. In the experimental groups the measurements showed a reduction of blood pressure and heart rate and revealed an enhanced reduction of the stimulus to scratch and an enhanced reduction in the degree of sickness. Interestingly the effects of MRT-Music were stronger with the psoriasis patients than with the neurodermatitis patients. The results of this pilot study convinced us to offer the treatment with the Medical Resonance Therapy Music to all our patients.

DOI:
doi: 10.1007/BF02688779