Under investigation were 25 men and women at the age of 50 – 70 years with a beginning atherosclerotic encephalopathy.
The patients were treated with both relaxing and activating Medical Resonance Therapy Music. There were 10 treatments in total, each treatment lasting from 10 to 30 minutes. Starting with a habituation phase of 10 minutes the treatment was expanded step by step up to 30 minutes. During the first three treatments relaxing MRT-Music was given, in the following four treatments the patients received activating MRT-Music; during the last three treatments they received in the first 10 minutes relaxing and in the following 20 minutes activating MRT-Music.
During the whole time of treatment with Medical Resonance Therapy Music the patients did not receive any medication effecting the central nervous system.
ResultsThe patients were treated with both relaxing and activating Medical Resonance Therapy Music. There were 10 treatments in total, each treatment lasting from 10 to 30 minutes. Starting with a habituation phase of 10 minutes the treatment was expanded step by step up to 30 minutes. During the first three treatments relaxing MRT-Music was given, in the following four treatments the patients received activating MRT-Music; during the last three treatments they received in the first 10 minutes relaxing and in the following 20 minutes activating MRT-Music.
During the whole time of treatment with Medical Resonance Therapy Music the patients did not receive any medication effecting the central nervous system.
Of the 25 patients 21 had headaches. Since the Medical Resonance Therapy Music was part of a conventional treatment and there was no control group a result determinable in percentage was not possible. The treatment was successful: at the end 15 patients were free of headaches, 5 experienced a clear improvement and 1 patient did not get better. Looking to the protocols of the patients written before and after each MRT-Music treatment, it becomes obvious that MRT-Music had an essential share in this. Here an exemplary evaluation which documents the influence of the music.
- before treatment:
14 patients with
severe headaches
- after treatment:
10 patients with
slight headaches and
4 patients pain free
- before treatment:
2 patients with strong
headaches and 7 patients
with slight headaches
- after treatment:
2 patients with slight
headaches and 7 patients
without headaches
Investigators:
Prof. Dr. med. A. Reznikov
Prof. Dr. med. G. Butenko
Dr. med. N. Bachinskaya
Dr. med. S. Litovchenko