A wealth of studies is touting the benefits of music on mental and physical health...
But does it work?
Reasons Why You Should Use Music To Improve Your Health
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But does it work?
Reasons Why You Should Use Music To Improve Your Health
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When you go to a hospital what do you hear?
The beeping of ventilators/pumps, the hissing of oxygen, the whir of carts, and the murmur of voices of healthcare practitioners. This is needed for saving lives but...
What if we could create a better environment to improve health?
The beeping of ventilators/pumps, the hissing of oxygen, the whir of carts, and the murmur of voices of healthcare practitioners. This is needed for saving lives but...
What if we could create a better environment to improve health?
A meta-analysis of 400 studies, found that music improves the body's immune system function and reduces stress. Music was also found to be more effective than prescription drugs in reducing anxiety before surgery.
What can the right music do for you?
What can the right music do for you?
Surgery:
In trials of invasive surgeries, those who listened to music before their procedure had reduced anxiety and a reduced need for sedatives. The operating room (listeners) reported less discomfort during their procedure. Recovery room (listeners) lowered opioids use.
In trials of invasive surgeries, those who listened to music before their procedure had reduced anxiety and a reduced need for sedatives. The operating room (listeners) reported less discomfort during their procedure. Recovery room (listeners) lowered opioids use.
Lost speech.
Music therapy can help those that are recovering from a stroke/TBI and have damaged the L-brain region.
Singing ability originates in the R side of the brain, people can work around the injury to the L side by singing thoughts and then gradually dropping the melody
Music therapy can help those that are recovering from a stroke/TBI and have damaged the L-brain region.
Singing ability originates in the R side of the brain, people can work around the injury to the L side by singing thoughts and then gradually dropping the melody
Reduces side effects of cancer therapy.
Listening to music reduces anxiety associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It can also spell nausea and vomiting for patients receiving chemotherapy.
Listening to music reduces anxiety associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It can also spell nausea and vomiting for patients receiving chemotherapy.
Aids pain relief.
Overall, music therapy decreases pain perception, reduces the amount of pain medication needed, helps relieve depression, and gives people a sense of better control over their pain.
Overall, music therapy decreases pain perception, reduces the amount of pain medication needed, helps relieve depression, and gives people a sense of better control over their pain.
Dementia
Because the ability to engage with music remains intact late into the disease process, music therapy can help to recall memories, reduce agitation, assist communication, and improve physical coordination.
Because the ability to engage with music remains intact late into the disease process, music therapy can help to recall memories, reduce agitation, assist communication, and improve physical coordination.
BINAURAL BEATS?
You may have heard of them. We will have a future thread but...
Binaural therapy is an emerging form of sound wave therapy. It makes use of the fact that the right and left ears each receive a different frequency tone, yet the brain perceives these as one.
You may have heard of them. We will have a future thread but...
Binaural therapy is an emerging form of sound wave therapy. It makes use of the fact that the right and left ears each receive a different frequency tone, yet the brain perceives these as one.
Potential Binaural Benefits?
•reduced stress and anxiety
•increased focus, concentration, and motivation
•improved confidence
•better long term memory after exposure to beta •pattern frequencies, according to a
•deeper meditation
•enhanced psychomotor performance and mood
•reduced stress and anxiety
•increased focus, concentration, and motivation
•improved confidence
•better long term memory after exposure to beta •pattern frequencies, according to a
•deeper meditation
•enhanced psychomotor performance and mood
The findings of a 2018 study Trusted Source suggest that listening to binaural beats for a recommended period can affect a person’s subsequent behavior and sleep cycles.
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