Music plays a significant role in nearly everyone’s life, but for some people it represents much more than an invitation to dance or a soundtrack for the morning commute. Researchers have found that music therapy provides a diversion from negative feelings and helps manage the pain of not only adults, but of children with developmental,… Continue reading Music Can Be A Major Key to Therapeutic Healing
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Music Therapy for COPD Patients
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other chronic respiratory disorders who received music therapy in conjunction with standard rehabilitation saw an improvement in symptoms, psychological well-being and quality of life compared to patients receiving rehabilitation alone, according to a new study by researchers at The Louis Armstrong Center of Music and Medicine at… Continue reading Music Therapy for COPD Patients
Preventing Apathy in Dementia Patients
Nursing home residents with dementia are less likely to be apathetic if they live in an appropriately stimulating environment, according to a multi-university study published in June 2015 in The Gerontologist. A release from Penn State notes that clear stimulus is found in an environment without competing background noise, and with a single straightforward stimulus.… Continue reading Preventing Apathy in Dementia Patients
Music Helps Ease Anxiety During Extubation
Patient-selected music during weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation could benefit patients by decreasing their heart rate and anxiety, according to a study presented in May 2015 at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Denver. A release from the society explains that patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation may feel stress or insecurity during daily weaning… Continue reading Music Helps Ease Anxiety During Extubation
Music and Alzheimer’s
By Judy Kirkwood
If you've ever felt , or witnessed, the unimaginable despair and sadness that accompanies seeing a loved one with Alzheimer's, there could be good news for you. A new feature documentary, “Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory,” demonstrates the power of music to awaken and revive those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia–and to bring them closer to being themselves once more..