Research Report

Section 1: Introduction

During the first six months of the project six teams of Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology (MVVT) Experts travelled to 25 locations for more than 2000 consultations. Although a thorough analysis of our research data will take many months to complete, I thought it would be useful to provide a "sneak preview" of the data we have collected so far.

A typical consultation consists of three sessions over a four or five day period. Each session addresses an average of two disorders. Approximately two-thirds of the participants filled out evaluation forms after their sessions, and so far we have entered 7,931 reports. While only half of these reports have the "Percent Improvement" field filled in, many people who did not provide a numerical rating reported significant results in their comments. Others indicated that, after just four or five days, it was too soon for them to evaluate their progress.

Chart 1, below, follows the progress of the 619 participants who filed numerical reports after all three sessions. It shows that the results are cumulative--the average percent improvement increased from the first session to the second, and again from the second to the third session.Chart 1. Average Percent Improvement by Session.

We are in the process of gathering and analyzing longterm follow-up data. Although we do not yet have statistical results, anecdotal reports suggest that, for many participants, their conditions continue to improve in the weeks and months following their consultations.

Participants filed 1,495 numerical ratings after their third session. For these reports, the average improvement was 42.3 percent. This is a remarkable level of relief, since it was from chronic disorders with an average duration of 13.8 years and was gained within a four-to-five day period. In two-thirds of the cases (989 out of 1495), these participants reported a 25-100 percent improvement. In 83 instances, 100% relief was reported!

Table 1 and Chart 2, below, show the quartile totals for all disorders.

Relief from Symptoms	Number of Reports	Percent of Total
75 - 100% improved	362	24%
50 - 74% improved	335	22%
25 - 49% improved	292	20%
Less than 25%	506	34%
Total Number of Reports	1495

Table 1. Quartile Results for All Disorders following Third Session

Chart 2. Totals for All Disorders

Section 2: Summary of Results by Category

The MVVT program provided consultations for the 24 categories of disorders listed in Table 2, below, as well as for disorders "Not On List." Table 2 describes the prevalence of numerical reports for the various disorders and provides an indication of which disorders were requested most. The various categories of disorders are sorted according to the number of participants who filled in the "Percent Improvement" field. Table 2 lists the Disorder Categories, the Number of Participants and the Percentage of Total. The Number of Participants field gives the number of participants who provided a numerical estimate of their percent improvement. The Percentage of Total field compares the Number of Participants to the Total for all disorders.

Disorder Categories	Number of Participants	Percentage of Total
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS	286	19.13%
MENTAL DISORDERS	282	18.86%
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS	207	13.85%
NOT ON LIST	181	12.11%
PAIN AS THE PRIMARY PROBLEM	144	9.63%
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS	63	4.21%
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS	48	3.21%
VISION PROBLEMS	41	2.74%
SKIN DISORDERS	37	2.47%
OTHER PROBLEMS (Weakness, Fatigue, Vertigo)	35	2.34%
GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS	26	1.74%
RINGING OF THE EARS	24	1.61%
IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS	20	1.34%
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS	19	1.27%
ANO-RECTAL DISORDERS	14	0.94%
PROSTATITIS	14	0.94%
NUMBNESS	13	0.87%
HEARING PROBLEMS	13	0.87%
EYE PROBLEMS	10	0.67%
BENIGN TUMOR	4	0.27%
DENTAL RELATED	4	0.27%
PARALYSIS	3	0.20%
PARKINSON'S DISEASE	3	0.20%
UTERINE FIBROIDS	2	0.13%
WOUNDS	2	0.13%
TOTAL FOR ALL DISORDERS	1495

Table 2. Categories of Disorders Sorted According to Number of Participants Reporting

Table 3 and Chart 3 compare the disorder categories in terms of their success. Table 3 shows the distribution of reports between the four quartiles (75 to 100% improved, 50 to 74 % improved, 25 to 49% improved and less than 25% ), the Total Number of Reports for each category of disorders and the Average Percent Improvement for each disorder.

Disorder Category	75 to 100% improved	50 to 74% improved	25 to 49% improved	Less than 25%	Total Number of Reports	Average Percent Improve-ment
MENTAL DISORDERS	100	60	49	73	282	50.61
PARALYSIS	1	1	1	0	3	50.00
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS	20	18	7	18	63	48.38
GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS	8	6	5	7	26	46.19
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS	49	56	35	67	207	44.08
PAIN AS THE PRIMARY PROBLEM	39	29	25	51	144	43.78
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS	11	10	11	16	48	42.67
UTERINE FIBROIDS	1	0	0	1	2	42.50
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS	60	74	72	80	286	42.39
TOTALS FOR ALL DISORDERS	362	335	292	506	1495	42.30
NOT ON LIST	39	42	42	58	181	39.61
ANO-RECTAL DISORDERS	3	2