EFFECT OF THE AUTHOR'S METHOD OF VIBROACOUSTIC MASSAGE ON THE SEVERITY OF VEGETATIVE CHANGES

Abstract

Aim. To identify the effect of the author's method of vibroacoustic massage (“singing bowls”) on the autonomic nervous system in humans. Materials and methods. The study involved 20 people, of whom 15 were women and 5 were men. All participants were assigned to a course of 8–12 vib­roacoustic massage procedures (singing bowls) in accordance with the protocol of the state patent for invention (No. RU2687006C1). The Vane questionnaire was used before, immediately after and two weeks after the course of treatment. Statistical processing was performed with the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 software package. Results. The mean total questionnaire score before, immediately after and two weeks after the course of treatment was 24.44 ± 16.93, 19.74 ± 14.97 and 17.76 ± 14.68 scores, respectively. The results obtained demonstrate an insignificant decrease in the frequency of autonomic disorders (p > 0.05). The comparative analysis shows that 76.47% of subjects had a decrease in the total questionnaire score (p = 0.029). Conclusions. A 2-week decrease in the severity of autonomic changes was not significant and required further investigation of a similar design. The majority of the participants in the study had favorable autonomic changes after 2 weeks. An individual analysis of questionnaire results shows that the author's method of vibroacoustic massage (singing bowls, state patent for invention No RU2687006C1) resulted in a significant improvement of autonomic regulation.