The sound of healing?

Studies sponsored by a company that produces healing-sound products indicate that pain, stiffness and fatigue associated with fibromyalgia may be ameliorated through low-frequency sound.

Eighty-nine percent of participants in a study conducted by the Sound Health Research Institute reported at least a 50-percent reduction in fibromyalgia pain intensity after receiving specific frequencies of sound. Some reported 100-percent, temporary pain relief during sound presentation.

The frequency-based sound presentation needed to be repeated every four to five hours to maintain efficacy, according to a company press release. As a result of the requirement for repeated sound presentation, a portable tone generator was programmed for autonomous repetitions of sound outside the lab setting.

Those interested in participating in the ongoing fibromyalgia observations being conducted at Sound Health, in Albany, Ohio, may call (740) 698-9119 or visit www.soundhealthinc.com.