Sound Therapy Capstone: 3

Sound Therapy For Animals:

Upon doing research on Sound Therapy I came across an article on an animal hospital that uses sound therapy in the treatment of sick animals.  In the article, the therapy that Woodside Animal Hospital uses is also known as infrasonic therapy.  The way the therapy works is by applying vibrations to the patient which are at the same frequency of healthy cells.  These particular vibrations are in the alpha range (8-14hz). According to Dr. John Simon, the owner of the hospital, applying the vibrations to the animals helps the cells learn how to function properly.  Dr. Simon has observed the therapy to work great and notes that the animals do not experience any negative side effects.  He has treated all kinds of animals with infrasonic therapy, from cats to reptiles suffering from all kinds of illness.

link: http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/09/21/667320/10099267/en/Woodside-Animal-Hospital-Healing-With-Sound-Therapy.html

This article is a great example of how sound therapy is being used outside of the scope of human beings. The fact that these illnesses in animals can be treated using vibration, a form of treatment typically thought of as being "primitive" is astonishing.  I would love to learn more about the specific frequencies that certain organs in the human body resonate that and that if sound can be used to make them function optimally as well.




Response to Session 2 audio:

This track was extremely invigorating. Most of that response I assume was due to the frequency content being a high level and that the modulation rate was much faster. Whereas the session 1 audio emitted sensation throughout the skull, this one clearly treated the brain.  It felt as if my brain was shimmering with electricity and that those static like sensations where constantly circling around the outside of my brain, penetrating it layer by layer until the entire organ was filled with energy and seemed lighter in weight.  Once the audio stopped I felt like my cognition had come to an abrupt halt, sort of like shifting from high gear to low gear really quickly.  I had much more energy, yet did not feel scrambled or anxious. This was an energy which increased my focus and blocked out external influences, sort of a tunnel like feeling.  I could see how this one would be useful as a stimulating boost throughout the day. Although, I can tell that it is powerful enough that I am not so sure I would want to subject myself to it on loop for an extended period of time. I'm sure that taking an hour long nap with the track on loop would cause the pleasant shimmy sensation throughout the brain to feel more like one that is burning.