Under the principle of resonance, sound frequencies shift brainwaves into alpha and theta states to promote relaxation and help ease tension, increase focus, and lower mental stress levels.
ULF-TENS therapy uses electrical stimulation at low frequency to relax and relieve tension in muscles located around the mouth and jaw area, promoting natural muscle relaxation while increasing blood flow to this area.
Resonance
Resonance occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency of vibrations, amplifying their oscillations and increasing amplitude. Resonance plays an integral part in musical instruments, machinery, electrical and electronic circuits and radio equipment that uses radio waves – and is the cause for buses and trucks producing their distinctive rattle when driving down the road.
When an object’s resonant frequency matches that of an external resonance, energy can easily transfer between systems. For instance, pendulums absorb more energy when pushed at their natural frequency of vibration rather than other frequencies; mechanical oscillators like playground swings benefit greatly when they’re pushed with force that matches up with their natural oscillation frequency (resonant frequency).
Complex systems utilizing multiple storage modes of energy, like potential and kinetic energies in the case of a swing, lose some energy between cycles; this phenomenon is known as damping and determines the system’s storage capabilities during each oscillation. When damping is relatively minimal, its effect is to bring resonance frequency closer to that of vibration in the system itself.
In physics, the Universal Resonance Curve is a symmetric representation of how resonant circuits respond to sinusoidal external input. The curve illustrates this idea by showing when frequency matches up perfectly with resonant frequency of circuit, its amplitude increases exponentially – hence why finding appropriate frequencies when designing circuits is crucial.
Vibroacoustic therapy employs low-frequency sound vibrations to stimulate the body’s natural vibratory rhythms, inducing relaxation and alleviating stress. By aligning with our natural frequencies, Vibroacoustic therapy helps change active beta states into calmer alpha or theta frequencies for enhanced mental clarity and emotional balance.
Resonant frequencies have the power to affect particle movement in your body, such as dispersing oedemas caused by muscle contraction and speeding healing after injury. However, excessive use can result in too much muscle contraction; high-frequency treatments should only be undertaken if both you and your doctor agree it is safe.
Muscle Relaxation
Low frequency therapy benefits include relaxing your muscles. This is accomplished via electrical stimulation that causes contraction and relaxation cycles within the muscle groups. This therapy is especially useful for people suffering from muscle atrophy due to injuries or illnesses limiting activity or lack of exercise.
Pain management techniques such as massage are also useful for relieving discomfort in the back, neck and jaw areas. Research has demonstrated its efficacy at relieving symptoms associated with TMJ disorder and sleep apnea as well as relieving back pain and other chronic problems.
TENS is thought to trigger the release of chemicals that reduce nerve and muscular tension, thus lessening fight-or-flight or freeze reactions and possibly helping increase blood flow and promote healing in affected muscles.
TENS is an effective treatment option for anxiety, insomnia, depression and fibromyalgia. Studies have also demonstrated its ability to lower blood pressure and increase threshold pain threshold. TENS may also be combined with other treatments for relief of joint and headache pain.
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is an exercise designed to relieve stress, tension and anxiety by repeatedly tightening and relaxing specific groups of muscles in a particular pattern, one at a time. First popularized in America by American physician Edmund Jacobson during the 1920s based on his theory that physical relaxation can promote mental relaxation; its practice involves tightening and then relaxing various groups of muscles from fingers and toes up through your torso, arms and legs in a systematic fashion.
To perform PMR, simply lie down or sit in an undistracted environment and take five deep breaths. Begin with your right hand by clenching it tightly before slowly flexing it back and letting go, followed by tightening and then relaxing biceps tightening and then relaxing them slowly before repeating this process for all major muscle groups in your body – moving on when one group has completely relaxed before starting on another one.
Blood Flow
Blood is essential in helping our bodies deliver oxygen and nutrients to all parts of our bodies while clearing away waste products or any toxins produced during normal body functioning.
Your blood vessels collaborate with the heart to transport essential materials through your body. Each contraction of the heart pumps blood from major arteries into smaller arteries and arterioles before eventually entering capillaries, venules and veins.
Low frequency therapy works to stimulate and strengthen smooth muscle cells lining blood vessels to keep blood flowing freely and to relieve blockages in these structures, which can cause pain and swelling. By stimulating and strengthening these muscle cells, low frequency therapy works to decrease inflammation while simultaneously increasing blood flow.
Electrical stimulation using IFS involves attaching electrodes over painful or damaged areas of skin, connecting them to an IFS device and applying its currents – creating an interference pattern which allows its electrical impulses to penetrate deep into tissue layers.
Once the pain-reducing effects of low frequency therapy take hold, your nerves will send signals directly to your brain for pain control. However, some individuals still experience chronic discomfort due to damaged nerves or external factors beyond their control.
One study demonstrated how low-frequency transcutaneous ultrasound therapy could be an effective means to alleviate chronic pain syndromes by improving nerve function. Furthermore, treatment also reduced levels of multiple chemical markers of pain such as cortisol and cytokines – two key biological indicators.
Low-frequency ultrasound also uses high-intensity sound waves to debride wound surfaces with soundwaves of low frequency, with the goal of clearing away dead or unhealthy tissue and encouraging new cell growth in order to promote healing and reduce pressure and edema associated with venous leg ulcers. This approach may prove particularly helpful.
Researchers conducted a 2023 study and discovered that those receiving low-frequency transcutaneous ultrasound as an additional therapy experienced fewer non-healed venous ulcers than those receiving compression therapy alone, though not enough participants participated to determine whether ultrasound improved net health outcomes.
Stress Reduction
Stress is a part of life, but long-term exposure can have serious health repercussions. Everyone responds differently to stress; healthy methods include physical activities such as exercise, sleep, massage therapy or meditation as ways of mitigating its physical reactions. Speaking to a mental health professional can also provide invaluable assistance in learning coping techniques to manage everyday stresses more effectively.
Stressful situations can aggravate existing pain conditions and hinder recovery from existing ones, including spinal cord injuries. Even nondisabled people find managing everyday demands challenging; managing life for someone living with a spinal cord injury is even harder due to financial concerns, employment concerns and living independently issues as well as issues of dependency that add extra layers of anxiety.
Stress management is essential to everyday living for everyone, including those living with spinal cord or brain injuries. There are various stress reduction techniques that may be effective, including physical therapy, psychotherapy, relaxation training, biofeedback training and cognitive behavioral therapy. Furthermore, medications may help provide overall body relaxation, induce sleep and decrease anxious thinking that often exacerbates stressful experiences – these medications include sedatives, tranquilizers and benzodiazepines; but only be taken under medical advice from a qualified professional.
PEMF therapies generate an electromagnetic field by using copper or aluminium wire coils called solenoids or radiant circuits to generate an electromagnetic field. Electric current flowing through these coils determines its frequency and intensity of magnetic fields produced, creating low frequency electromagnetic therapy (LEMF). LEMF treatments offer a noninvasive, drug-free means of stimulating natural healing processes within your body.
When dealing with stress, try to identify its source. Sometimes this means changing what’s causing it; otherwise work towards changing how you react in response. Laughter and relaxation techniques such as yoga are great ways to alleviate it and lift mood levels simultaneously.
