Vibroacoustic Therapy in Depth

What is VAT?

Vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) is a safe, drug-free, non-invasive approach to wellness has been used for over 40 years to successfully treat patients. VAT is a science-based treatment that can reduce stress, relieve pain, restore balance, and enhance the quality of life.

How Does VAT Affect the Body?

The mechanism of action of VAT is the oscillation of the human nervous system with frequencies and resonance characteristics of various muscle groups. VAT combines these resonance frequencies programs based on experimentally based effects, evaluated by patient reactions. Thousands of research hours have taught us how to use these programs to relax, stimulate and relieve pain.

What Can be Treated with VAT?

Vibroacoustic Therapy is an amazing treatment for many chronic conditions as well as injuries. The list
below is far from exhaustive, but it gives you an idea of the many ways this modality can help.

• Chronic Pain
• Anxiety
• Depression
• PTSD
• Asthma
• COPD
• High blood pressure
• Nightmares
• Stress
• Burnout
• Brain functioning and concentration
• Physical Injury
• Aids in weight loss
• Insomnia

How does it do this?

The mellow sound and gentle vibration of this device can help provide a calming massage. It is specifically designed to address the issues that audio is helpful for, such as retuning your body back into equilibrium so that other important bodily systems are in balance again.

It is essentially a deep tissue low-frequency sound massage using audio waves in the range of 30Hz-1000 Hz that are being transmitted directly to the body by embedded transducers in the table. The sound gently permeates the cells allowing massage from inside as well as out. During the vibroacoustic therapy process, a client lies on the specially designed table with headphone and an eye mask. By enveloping the
body in the vibrations, the body is able to self-regulate as it regains balance and becomes healed. VAT introduces the healthy vibration of cells into the body through the treatment table. This results in a healthy, soothing response in our cells. VAT produces this beneficial frequency that resonates within us – it’s how we naturally heal at the cellular level. Do you know the feeling of the bass in your chest during a concert? It is kind of like that.
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This experience creates a space where deep relaxation can happen. It relieves symptoms like stress and brings the body into a healthy state of synchronization.
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This sound bed is designed to stimulate nerve bundles along the spine, up into the brain stem, and then through the limbic system. The sound also stimulates the medulla in the brain stem and activates your auditory nerve. These reactions cause the body to relax and release mood-lifting chemicals. They also cause a relaxation in the cellular tissue and an increase in blood flow, which helps with lymphatic discharge by opening the pathways.

Health Benefits

• When the mind and body are in a calm state, all kinds of health benefits can occur.
• 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.
• The Relaxation Response is activated, which creates a cascade of positive physical and emotional health benefits.
• The heart rate slows, and heart rate variability (HRV) improves, which is an indicator of stress resilience.
• Blood pressure lowers, which reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack.
• Muscles relax, which in turn can reduce pain from tension and spasms.
• Pain lessens through a combination of increased relaxation and an increase of “happy” hormones.
• Circulation increases, which nourishes the cells and organs.
• In a day when people are seeking healthy alternatives for combating stress, pain, and illness, we should reconsider the Ancient wisdom of vibro-tactile input. Modern technology now makes it possible for this healing modality to be put into practice and available to a wider population.

Contraindications

Pacemakers-because there are magnets in the transducers

• Recent surgery or open wound as VAT speeds up circulation and blood flow which aids in healing but if you have an open sore you want it to clot
• Acute Inflammatory conditions
• Hypotension
• Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT
• Seizure Disorders
• Caution with pregnancy
• Specific frequencies are chosen to impact the area of concern for each client. For chronic conditions, the best long-term therapeutic benefits are often found in multiple sessions (up to 10 in some cases).