Method and apparatus for applying frequency vibrations therapeutically

#This invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying Frequency Vibrations of Sound and Light (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “FVSL”) to a user for the administration of therapeutic treatment including relaxation and other benefits.

#The therapeutic benefits of utilizing light, sound, color, smell, magnetic fields and vibration are known. Medical evidence indicates that the health of people may be affected by exposure to light. For example, a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder occurs during seasonal periods of low light and is characterized by a depressed condition in those people so affected.

#It is also known that sound plays a substantial role in changes of pulse frequency, blood pressure, blood circulation, muscle relaxation, perspiration and oxygen consumption of a person. Previously, sound therapy has been applied to a user's ears and body, light has been applied to a user's eyes, and other stimuli have been combined to relax a user. Further, it is well known that the different parts of the human brain are known to correspond to different parts of the body; for example, the two hemispheres of the brain are known to correspond to different sides of the body. It would be advantageous over the prior art to stimulate the user's brain through the application of sound specifically and independently directed to the right and left sides of the user's body along with the application of the sound to the user's ears and light to the user's eyes.

#The invention will be more readily understood from a non-limiting description of a preferred embodiment that follows and from the diagrammatic figure of the drawings.

#In the drawings:

#FIG. 1 is a non-limiting diagram illustrating the system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

#Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a schematic diagram for one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the embodiment of the therapeutic light and sound system has a support 10 comprising a longitudinal centerline 12, a top side 14, and a bottom side 16. The support 10 should be large enough to support the user and of sufficient strength to remain substantially rigid when subjected to the user's weight. Examples of materials that can be used for the support include, but are not limited to, wood, sound board, plywood, particle board, composite insulation board, plastic, glass, Plexiglas, fiberglass, metal, stone, marble, etc. Preferably the support material would provide a sound insulation or a sound insulating material that could be attached to the support material. Also, the supporting material would preferably be substantially opaque to light transmission or could be covered with a light absorbing material. For example, the supporting material could be substantially opaque, painted or covered with a light absorbing material.

#In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support 10 includes at least one supporting member 19. For example, the supporting member may be a single solid base or column. In a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support 10 includes at least two supporting members. In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support 10 includes at least four supporting members. For example, FIG. 1 shows the best mode including four supporting members 19 on movable wheels.

#The support 10 further includes at least two transducers 20 arranged on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline 12. The longitudinal centerline as defined for the purposes of this invention corresponds to the right and left sides of a user which may or may not correspond to the exact centerline of support. The transducers corresponding to the right side of the user are also known as the right transducers and the transducers corresponding to the left side of the user are also known as the left transducers.