Relaxation

The Effects of Vibroacoustic Music on Symptom Reduction Inducing the Relaxation Response through Good Vibrations

Source: T Wigram, C Dileo (eds.) Music Vibration and Health. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books 1997:99-106.

In a program evaluation conducted at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, Government of USA in 1997 Dr. George Patrick reports, “We have seen statistically significant and clinically significant results in both tension-anxiety reduction as well as symptom reduction.” The goal of the project was to determine the effectiveness of Vibro Acoustic Music in providing the relaxation response as an antidote to the stress of treatment and adjustment to the possibility of chronic or life-threatening conditions. Diagnostic groups included all chronic disease processes, such as cancer (97); heart, lung, and blood disorders (55); infectious disease (54); mood disorders (32); and miscellaneous conditions (34). Their ages ranged from 21 to 67, with an average age of 43.7 years. Females made up 53% of the sample. Data were gathered from 268 adult patients with varying diagnoses over a seventeen-month period. Cumulatively, a 53 percent reduction of symptoms following the program was reported

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