The psychological and physiological effects of low frequency sound and music. Special Issue: International music therapy

Journal/Book: Music Therapy Perspectives. 1995; 13: 16-23.

Abstract: Examines the psychological and physiological effects of sound by considering a selection of the literature that exists on the effect of music on physical conditions such as pain, muscle tone, blood pressure, and heart rate. Specifically, studies on blood pressure and heart rate, clinical conditions, and the effect of pulsed low frequency sinusoidal tones that have been undertaken using vibroacoustic therapy are summarized. Vibroacoustic therapy employs the element of low frequency sound as a pulsed tone underneath relaxing music. Clients treated with vibroacoustic therapy include those with autism, anxiety neurosis, pulmonary disorders, self-injurious behavior, and spastic and asthmatic conditions.

Note: low frequency sound & music; psychological & physiological effects; research review on vibroacoustic therapy

Keyword(s): Music therapy; vibration ; auditory stimulation; physiological correlates; psychodynamics

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