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The vibration is typically delivered through devices, such as vibration platforms, focusing on the frequency, amplitude (measured in mm) & direction of the vibrational movement. These frequencies are measured in Herts (Hz) & the number of Hz indicates the number of completed up-and-down movement cycles per second. The frequencies usually range from a few Hz to 50 Hz, while the amplitudes range from a few micrometers to several millimeters (Rauch, 2009). 

 

There have been studies done that show vibration therapy can be useful in improving recovery. In a study done by International Orthopaedics, 63 sheep models were exposed to fifteen minutes of a frequency of F=35 Hz, a=0.25 g  for 8 weeks at various intervals. This resulted in improved fracture healing for those groups exposed to the vibration frequencies (Li et al., 2018).

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When interviewed by Professor Seager, Solodome co-foundeer Kris Cadle explains that they spent 20 years studying how sound effects the body & the results that can stem from sound waves. This was to find a way to reproduce the same physical effects that were going on inside of artists when they made music & to focus on this same idea of intent, also commonly tied to sound baths & reiki healers. He mentions how there are proven studies of vibration therapy stimulating cells, causing the proteins to turn around & send signals to the inside of cells, using calcium ions & etc. He states that sound can be used as energy, very effectively, & through the process of entrainment, your cells are able to receive signals & the brain is able to fire electrical signals at a different frequency. In his example, he says that when listening to binaural beats, your brain can override its own signal output & adjust to the beat frequency being sent out instead.

In other words, by creating the right sound environment externally, you can synchronize & change the tempo of the body internally. In the interview, Kris explains that they produce harmonic standing waves inside the body at the frequency they want to effect the tissue of, similar to how focused ultrasounds work. In the same interview with Professor Seager, Solodome co-founder Joshua Chaney later mentions the significant impact these sound waves have had on their friend Robbie who is diagnosed with Parkinson's. After treating a spasm through a 55 Hertz frequency in their audio chair, Robbie was not only able to gain relief, but he also fell asleep relaxed after treating it. Through this Hertz frequency, he was vibrated enough to shake his basal ganglia, thus causing the relief & relaxation he felt afterwards.