Under investigation were 10 male Chernobyl patients, who either had lived near the nu­clear reactor or had fought the accident and in consequence suffered from severe auto­nomic neural and cerebrovascular dis­tur­bances. The aim of the investigation was to find out in how far Medical Resonance Ther­apy Music^® would effect the plasma hormone levels of beta-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol.

The patients received complex medication and therapy: nootropes, vasodilatators, gal­vano therapy, adrenoblockers as well as a physiotherapy and for ten days they were treated with MRT-Music^® each day for 30-40 minutes.

The hormone levels of beta-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol were measured before the MRT-Music^® treatment and 30 minutes after the treatment.


Results

Regarding ACTH and cortisol, no significant changes were registered. Not so with beta en­dor­phin: with each MRT-Music^® treatment the output of the hormone got stimulated. After the 10th treatment the level had in­creased by 60% and reached its normal level.


Comment

If we compare these hormone investigations with those of mothers during parturition then it becomes obvious that Medical Resonance Therapy Music^® generated a clear change in the opioid-activity in both investigation groups, but dependent on their initial level: was the initial level too low it increased the opioid-activity – was it too high, it reduced the opioid activity. This harmonizing, balancing ef­fect of MRT-Music^® on neuroendocrine regu­la­tion deserves utmost attention.