Body and vibration
How does vibration reach the body?
Follow sound from a mat or chair into the body, then explore the studies.
The key idea
Developed by Olav Skille and Petri Lehikoinen, vibroacoustic therapy delivers low-frequency sound vibration directly to the body alongside music.
Follow the process
- 1Low-frequency sound, 20 to 100 Hz
- 2Transducers in a mat, bed or chair
- 3Deep-tissue mechanoreceptors
- 4Muscle release and calmer nervous system
Sound you feel.
Sinusoidal vibrations, most often around 40 Hz, are delivered through transducers built into chairs, beds or mats. This is the principle behind Biotune BodyWaves.
How the body receives it.
Vibration stimulates deep-tissue receptors such as Pacinian corpuscles. This can reduce muscle tone and dampen pain signaling through spinal gate mechanisms.
What clinical trials report.
A randomized study of 68 children with juvenile arthritis reported lower disease activity, anxiety and fatigue with vibroacoustic therapy. A blinded 2025 study found low-frequency vibration raised heart rate variability, a marker of the rest-and-recover system, 30 minutes after a session.
This is the core of Biotune: protocol-based programs with BodyWaves you feel, tested with biofeedback.
Read the vibroacoustic therapy guide