Health Japanese researchers explore skin vibration's impact on mental health

[thomas]

A Japanese-led research team will soon initiate a clinical trial to explore the potential of skin vibration therapy for mental health conditions like ADHD, PTSD, and depression. The non-invasive treatment, delivered through a facial mask device, aims to provide a drug-free solution for mental well-being.

Study participants will wear a plastic facial device for 10-20 minutes twice daily. Through vibrations, this device will directly transmit inaudible, low-frequency sounds from natural environments like forests, beaches, and classical music to the brain. Researchers will track changes in participants' symptoms and sleep quality throughout the study.

Photo credit: Suzuki Yasuhiro, Nagoya University​

The researchers also plan to use the facial equipment in Ukraine next year on 15 to 20 civilians and soldiers with symptoms like PTSD due to the war with Russia. "I would like to explore the possibility of (health) care that poses a minimal burden on patients in a conflict area where rendering medical support is difficult," said Yasuhiro Suzuki, an associate professor at Nagoya University. Research jointly conducted by Nagoya University and Akita University found that 35 elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia showed improved cognitive functions, such as memory, after a month of treatment with low-frequency sounds combined with micro-vibrations.

Japan researchers to see if skin vibration boosts mental health

A team of researchers, including from Japan, will begin a clinical study later this month to study whether transmitting vibration to the skin through a facial mask device can improve one's mental health.

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[nice gaijin]

I'm going to have to be shaken like a martini to make any difference

 

[Grandpa Frank]

My wife would line mine with sandpaper and turn it on high , LOL.