

He also describes a third, ongoing study about virtual reality.

The second study explored how interactive music therapy might lessen the load for people with spinal cord injuries. One looked at whether or not aroma therapy helped the stress levels of infertility patients going through certain procedures and if that reduced stress aided in conception. And we're grateful that we can add that as an adjunct. But you find that some people have a tremendous response to lavender aroma therapy, acupuncture or massage. "Does everybody respond to acupuncture? Of course the answer is no. "Does everybody respond to aroma therapy, of course the answer is no," says Dr. Brent Bauer, director of the Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, heads up research into how alternative therapies, when used in conjunction with traditional treatment, may benefit patients.
