Posts Tagged ‘healing music’
Music that heals the soul

Music therapy is on the cutting edge of health care as it pertains to dementia, stroke, brain injuries, and the associated conditions of anxiety and depression. The reason for its effectiveness is that music taps into people’s memories where the two are often associated. Read more here…
Musical Instrument Aids in Physical Therapy

The instrument has gyroscopes and accelerometers to capture three dimensional motions. It is usually used as a digital accordion but the researchers have said that it can be used as a therapy. Read more here…
Music as therapy for sick children

”Children should listen to soft and slow or simple songs or familiar nursery rhyme songs and not the harsh or wild songs as some studies showed it can also affects their attention span, and would ‘make their more hyper and irritable and agitated”, Eusebio added. Read more here…
More evidence found of music’s healing power

For more than nine minutes, each person listened to sound samples containing some elements similar to music — rhythm and off-key tones — as well as actual segments of Boyce’s symphonies. The imaging showed that several auditory structures in the midbrain and thalamus showed significant synchronization with the music but little or no response to the pseudo-music. Read more here…
Music Therapy Helps End Of Life Patients Cope

Music therapy became a profession around the time of World War II as a way to help injured veterans. Patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, like Jean Wilkinson, can control their tremors by following a musical rhythm. Read more here…
The doctor will sing to you now: Music therapy and the coming rise of minstrel medicine

Researchers have seen the stress hormone, cortisol, drop in brains that have been exposed to relaxing songs. According to a series of studies published in 2013, music can decrease the perception of pain for patients suffering from neuropathic disorders. Read more here…
For dementia sufferers, music as therapy

Ball is one of five residents at Dove Healthcare-West, participating in a music therapy program for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the Leader-Telegram reported. Read more here…
Healing power of music proves noteworthy

Certainly, not everyone likes the same music, and music therapy tries to respect that. But one recent study shows that the brains of most people listening to the same music respond in the same way. Read more here…
Singer uses music as therapy after stroke

Sue and Ted Barnes went from playing in red neck, honky-tonk dives, to being the opening act for such entertainers as Hank Williams, Jr. and Ricky Nelson. But their singing career nearly came to a halt when Sue suffered a stroke nearly 11 years ago. Read more here…
How sound can heal you

Music is not just for relaxation. Listening to your favorite lively music while exercising can actually make your workout more effective. One study found that exercising in time to the music’s beat helps people exert more effort in their workouts and reduces their post-workout fatigue. Tempo for exercise music should ideally be 120 to 150 beats per minute. Read more here…