A study analyzed the effects of regular Peter Hess® sound massages on participants’ stress management and body image. The study was conducted in 2007 by the International Association of Sound Massage Therapy (Internationaler Fachverband Klang-Massage-Therapie e.V.) in cooperation with the Dr. Tanja Grotz Institute and specifically examined changes in stress management and body perception over the course of repeated sessions.
Results of the study
A study conducted by the International Association of Sound Massage Therapy (International Fachverband Klang-Massage-Therapie e.V.) in cooperation with the Dr. Tanja Grotz Institute
n > 200 participants · SVF 120 and Body Image Questionnaire (FKB-20) · 5 sound massages · 3 measurement time points
- Improved stress management through regular sound massages
- Increase in stress-reduction strategies (e.g., relaxation)
- Reduction of stress-inducing patterns (e.g., ruminating)
- Overall: a noticeable improvement in coping with stress
- A more positive body image
- a better understanding of strength, fitness, and health; an increased sense of activity and physical well-being
- No adverse effects of the intervention were observed
- Evidence of long-term effects
- Overall: empirical confirmation of the positive effects of sound massage on mental and physical processes
n > 200 participants · SVF 120 and Body Image Questionnaire (FKB-20) · 5 sound massages, 3 measurement time points · Significant
improvement in stress processing and body image ·
Some long-term effects extending beyond the end of the intervention