Potential of Vibroacoustic Therapy in Persons with Cerebral Palsy: An Advanced Narrative Review

Kantor, Jiří; Kantorová, Lucia; Marečková, Jana; Peng, Danping; Vilímek, Zdeněk

doi:10.3390/ijerph16203940

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“…The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students -Mixed Design Pilot Study market include, for instance, the physio-acoustic chair Next Wave, the vibroacoustic bed Sound Oasis VTS1000, the Transducers Mattress Multivib 10, and many others [3]. Among the latest VAT innovations belongs a rehabilitation vibration bed, VIBROBED® (Figure 1), constructed by Czech designers Zdeněk Vilí mek and Petr Švarc in 2016.…”

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The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

Vilímek¹,

Kantor²,

Kořínková³

2021

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Vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) is a modern therapeutic approach that combines low-frequency sound vibrations with listening to music. One of the new technologies developed for VAT is Vibrobed, a vibrating bed intended for rehabilitation. The aim of the present pilot study with mixed methods research design is to explore the impact of a Vibrobed course using an original listening program called The Elements 2019 on the subjective experience of study participants, specifically on their physical perception, emotions and mental associations. The study involved 30 university students who underwent three sessions on the Vibrobed. The research data were obtained through a newly-designed questionnaire (processed by means of descriptive statistics and paired t-test) and through qualitative interviews (processed by means of inductive content analysis). The study results seem to indicate that a session on the Vibrobed may increase the level of perceived physical well-being and relaxation, and that it has potential for psychosomatic regulation of the human body. This could be utilized in coping with acute stress and has a positive influence on the quality of life of students in various educational institutions, for instance in the form of preventive programmes at universities. Due to the limitations of the current study, however, it is yet necessary to verify the potential use of the vibroacoustic program through further research, ideally using an experimental design.

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The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

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Kořínková³

2021

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“…Evidenced-based research repeatedly shows positive clinical effects from the application of pulsed stimulation of the body. This applies in varied neurological conditions including cerebral palsy [ 76 ], multiple sclerosis [ 77 ], and chronic musculoskeletal pain [ 78 ]. The question is whether this results in some way from a stimulation of the nervous system and if so, how does that occur.…”

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Possible Mechanisms for the Effects of Sound Vibration on Human Health

Bartel

Mosabbir

2021

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This paper presents a narrative review of research literature to “map the landscape” of the mechanisms of the effect of sound vibration on humans including the physiological, neurological, and biochemical. It begins by narrowing music to sound and sound to vibration. The focus is on low frequency sound (up to 250 Hz) including infrasound (1–16 Hz). Types of application are described and include whole body vibration, vibroacoustics, and focal applications of vibration. Literature on mechanisms of response to vibration is categorized into hemodynamic, neurological, and musculoskeletal. Basic mechanisms of hemodynamic effects including stimulation of endothelial cells and vibropercussion; of neurological effects including protein kinases activation, nerve stimulation with a specific look at vibratory analgesia, and oscillatory coherence; of musculoskeletal effects including muscle stretch reflex, bone cell progenitor fate, vibration effects on bone ossification and resorption, and anabolic effects on spine and intervertebral discs. In every category research on clinical applications are described. The conclusion points to the complexity of the field of vibrational medicine and calls for specific comparative research on type of vibration delivery, amount of body or surface being stimulated, effect of specific frequencies and intensities to specific mechanisms, and to greater interdisciplinary cooperation and focus.

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“…A range of literature point to favourable outcomes from vibroacoustic therapeutic intervention, for example with patients having fibromyalgia [ 47 ],children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and the elderly in long-term residential care (Ellis 2004); spasticity and motor function in children and adults with Cerebral Palsy [ 40 ], and more.…”

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Interactive Multisensory VibroAcoustic Therapeutic Intervention (iMVATi)

Brooks¹

2021

Recent Advances in Technologies for Inclusive Well-Being

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This chapter introduces two case studies that exemplify how interactive visualisations were introduced to supplement an interactive vibroacoustic therapeutic intervention setup for adolescents diagnosed as profoundly disabled each having individual dysfunctional conditions. The hypothesis behind the research of multisensory stimuli intervention aligns with how humans can differ in needs, desires, and preferences and it is posited toward optimising selectable feedback stimuli within intervention targeting inclusive well-being. The studies were associated to a European funded research project ( https://www.bristol.ac.uk/carehere ) (with end-users overall being handicapped and/or elderly and/or undertaking rehabilitation) where the author coordinated Sweden partner research and user studies due to his research being catalyst and responsible for gaining the project. Both case studies took place in a school for special needs in Landskrona municipality, Sweden—they were conducted applied as a part of the day-to-day activities of the school rather than being laboratory-based.

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Potential of Vibroacoustic Therapy in Persons with Cerebral Palsy: An Advanced Narrative Review

Cited by 18 publications

References 30 publications

The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

The Impact of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Subjective Perception of University Students – Mixed Design Pilot Study

Possible Mechanisms for the Effects of Sound Vibration on Human Health

Interactive Multisensory VibroAcoustic Therapeutic Intervention (iMVATi)

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