VIVRE' THERAPY

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7 Generalized ViVre' Health Benefits

1. The Limbic System is  signaled to return to a calm state, and over time helps the body to  become better at self-regulation and more resilient to stressors.

2. The Relaxation Response is activated, which creates a cascade of positive physical and emotional health benefits.

3. The heart rate slows and heart rate variability (HRV) improves, which is an indicator of stress resilience.

4. Blood pressure lowers, which reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack.

5. Muscles relax, which in turn can reduce pain from tension and spasms.

6. Pain lessens through a combination of increased relaxation and an increase of “happy” hormones.

7. Circulation increases, which nourishes the cells and organs.

ViVre' has an immediate and pleasurable effect, but some effects can appear several hours, often days, after the therapy session. Repeated therapy sessions will increase the cumulative effect of the therapy series.  There have been NO reported cases of harm from tens of thousands of hours of Vibro Acoustic Therapy.

According to Boyd-Brewer and McCaffrey,  there have not been any reports of adverse effects concerning the Vibro Acoustic  method. Patrick argues that a condition does not exist in which a single  stimulation could give a negative result. 

VIBRATION  BY  MANY NAMES

Low Frequency Sound Therapy. The application of sinewave sound in the 27 – 120hz range to the human body for therapeutic purposes. Effects are essentially the result of two mechanisms: (1) physical, through muscular and cellular means, and (2) neurological, through sensory-based brainwave entrainment.  At the physical level sound vibration is sensed by tactile receptors in the outer skin (Merkel disks – vibratory strength), inner skin (Meisner corpuscles - vibratory frequency) and in deeper tissues (Pacini corpuscles - acceleration). 

To avoid numbing of these sensors, LFST is usually constantly varied in amplitude (power pulsation) and/or frequency (scanning). The physical therapeutic effect is obtained at a cellular and lymphatic level due to increased fluid and cellular waste transport, increased cellular metabolism, and increased blood circulation, as well as muscular relaxation due to a resonance response.

Vibroacoustic Therapy. An approach to low frequency sound therapy developed by Olav Skille in Norway between 1968 and 1980 and first applied to developmentally delayed children with a prototype in 1980. It uses sinusoidal sound between 30 and 120hz with particular emphasis on 40, 52, 68, and 86hz. Treatment involves application of a single frequency that is modulated with a steady rise and fall of amplitude at a rate of about 6 to 8 seconds from peak to peak. A noteworthy application of this method in research was done by Wigram (1996).

Physioacoustic Method. An approach to low frequency sound therapy developed by Petri Lehikoinen in Helsinki, Finland. It uses low frequency sinusoidal sound (27 – 113 hz) featuring slow power pulsation to prevent muscle contraction, frequency scanning to treat muscles with their particular resonance frequency, and at times directional movement of the sound (Lehikoinen, 1997). Lehikoinen developed a vibrational chair system that was FDA and BSI approved in the early 1990’s for three claims related to Physioacoustic therapy: increased circulation, decreased pain, and increased mobility.

Who are not good ViVre' Care candidates?

• Those with low blood pressure
• When being treated for an acute condition, eg. Thrombosis, Angina Pectoris
• being treated for active or acute inflammation
• Suffering from a recently prolapsed vertebral disc
• After an accident, eg. when suffering from head or neck injuries
• Active or borderline psychosis
• Open wounds, external or internal bleeding (except menstrual)
• Recent thrombosis
• Suffering from hypotension
• If you have a pace maker
• After having a recent myocardial infarction
• Pregnancies use extreme caution

This does not mean that  these conditions will heal. But usually we find  that the patients are experiencing considerably improved life quality.

• COPD/Asthma/Bronchitis Cerebral Paresis
• Ashtma/Bronchitis/COPD/Cystic Fibrosis.
• Cerebral Paresis.
• Cystic Fibrosis Spastic conditions/cramps
• Constipation
• Decubitus ulcers
• Depression
• Irregular Bowel Syndrome
• Neck, Shoulder and Back pains & Backache
• Stomach pains/colic
• Frozen shoulder
• Arthritis & Joints
• Parkinsonism
• Rheumatism
• Stroke
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Impaired blood circulation
• Morbus Bechterew
• Insomnia
• Sport injuries
• Stress
• Menstrual pains –
• Pre-menstrual tension (PMT)
• Dysmenorrhea
• Headache, Migraine
• Muscular Over-use Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia/Fibrositis
• Kidney stones
• Post-operative conditions including knee and hip replacements
• Autism
• Old scarring discomfort
• Rett Syndrom