Vibration Vest Helps to Decrease Anxious Behavior in Autistic Children

December 5, 2011 in Press Releases, Uncategorized

By: NexNeuro
Dated: April 12, 2011

Families with autistic children and teachers with autistic students know the challenges that come with dealing with symptoms of autism. “People with developmental disorders and mental illness are often overwhelmed in everyday environments such as school and the workplace, and solutions available to families and mental health professionals are limited,” says Brian Mullen, a mental health expert who works to treat symptoms of mental illness at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

This anxiety manifests in a number of negative behaviors, such as engaging in repetitive and compulsive behaviors and inflicting self-injury be hitting their heads against walls. These behaviors autistic children unable to function in a normal classroom setting and they must be moved to special classes where their educational and social development is inhibited… (read more)

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Rush University’s Research Vibration Therapy for PD Study

December 5, 2011 in Uncategorized

Background: The 19th century neurologist, J-M Charcot, used a vibration chair for PD based on patient reports of symptom improvements after train or carriage rides. He documented improvement, but after his death (1893), few subsequent studies examined vibration treatment.
Methods: Using a specialized lounge chair, we conducted a rater blinded, randomized trial of body vibration vs. no vibration in 20 PD patients. Seated patients wore headphones transmitting music. For those randomized to vibration, a transducer from the sound system induced vibrations through the chair mattress. The primary outcome measure was change from baseline in the motor section of the MDS-UPDRS after daily 30 minute treatments for four weeks. Standardize scales assessed depression, sleep, pain, apathy, anxiety and fatigue. Statistical analyses included descriptive analyses and repeated measures models.
Results: Both vibration and no vibration (music) groups significantly improved…(click here to read the whole study)