Ultrasound - Cautionary Post

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I took a three day class last weekend called Acutonics. In brief,

what this does is work the meridians and acupoints with a set of

precision tuning forks set to very specific sound frequencies.

Counting the instructor and nine " students " there were six massage

therapists, one OT, one PT, two lay persons, and one with a dual

ticket - Chiropractor/Acupuncturist.

During the first morning session, the instructor played a video tape

demonstrating the effects of different sound frequencies on very

fine powder and/or sand. The tape was fascinating because the

vibrations didn't just " stir things up " in a random way. The

different frequencies created very specific, very elaborate

geometric patterns. The point of the tape was to show the class how

sound vibrations can have physical effects at the cellular level.

After the video, the Chiro/Acupuncturist made a point that I feel I

would be remiss in not passing along to the list.

Her comment was that, from what she knows and has seen, she feels

that within the next five years there will have been enough research

and study to cause the ban of Ultrasound for foetal imaging. What

she is reading/seeing indicates the possibility of cellular damage

from the Ultrasound. My instructor (a licensed PT for the last 17

years) and my OT classmate both then chimed in with similar

comments. My instructor doesn't even like to use Ultrasound in

general anymore, on anybody.

I don't know enough about Ultrasound personally to have an opinion

on it one way or the other myself. I do know, however, that sound

vibrations can definitely have physical effects, in many different

ways. Some of the cutting edge research the last few years has

demonstrated that objects placed between two metal plates such that

the sound waves cross each other and cancel themselves out can cause

the objects to levitate. Military research is also looking into

using sound vibrations as a form of non-(or less)-lethal weapon for

crowd control purposes. I have seen video demonstrations of some of

this and it has knocked people flat in a heartbeat.

At any rate, I know that there are a number of newly pregnant list

members. I also know that foetal imaging is the hot ticket these

days. Doing it or not doing it is an individual choice. If there

is a legitimate risk involved, I just want everyone placed in the

position of making a decision to have as much information at their

disposal as possible when making that decision.