Music For Maternity

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“Music gives the central nervous system so much information,” she said. “There is so much going on in the brain, and rhythm helps organize everything.” Read more here…

Jim Borling is the man who brought her back from emotional suicide.
For more than 20 years as a board certified music therapist he’s helped alcoholics, drug addicts and those suffering from post traumatic stress. Read more here…

Deep, controlled breaths and coming into harmony with those around you. It sounds like a description of some of the basic fundamentals of yoga. But it could also be applied to singing. Read more here…

Advances in technology let doctors do amazing things to help their patients recover from injuries and illnesses. But more and more, they are finding that a simple tune can have a powerful impact on a person’s health.  Read more here…

“Music therapy is the described as the clinical and evidence-based use of music to address the needs of patients and families,” said Sharon Meister, director of Mercy Home Care and Hospice. Read more here…

Patients respond to personalized playlists. He’s apparently right as some area nursing homes and rehab centers are finding out by harnessing the power of music to help residents experiencing dementia and other mental and physical issues. Read more here…

Music therapy, for example, can be used to manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication and help with physical rehabilitation, according to the American Music Therapy Association. Read more here…

People with COPD have damaged lungs, which limits how much air they can breathe in and out. “Some people start to breathe very rapidly, which aggravates the problem,” Hopkinson said. “They take many rapid, shallow breaths and that makes it even harder for them,” he said. Read more here…

Music thanatology, a branch of palliative care, is relatively unknown in Australia, but Michal had seen an episode of ABC show Australian Story, which featured the country’s sole practitioner Peter Roberts, and knew, with the utmost certainty, that it was something she wanted to pursue. Read more here…

The results showed that those who listened to music during treatment had lower anxiety levels than those who underwent normal care. The participants who used noise-canceling headphones also had lower anxiety levels, however those who listened to music in their headphones required sedatives less frequently than those who just used headphones with no music playing.  Read more here…