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Including music therapy as a complementary approach with cancer surgery may help reduce preoperative anxiety in a safe, effective, time-efficient, and enjoyable manner, according to a new study published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has shown. Read more here…

TULSA, Oklahoma – For generations music has been used as a way to help heal. Now Oral Roberts University is bringing that healing power into a clinic. The university cut the ribbon on the new Music Therapy Clinic inside CityPlex Towers on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Read more here…

Music therapy could assist people suffering from epilepsy, according to a new study. Investigators found the frequency of seizures was reduced when music therapy was utilized. Ohio State University researchers found that the brains of people who suffer from epilepsy process music in a different fashion than those who do not experience the condition. Read more here…

A study published by a quartet of researches suggest that doctors can lower the pre-operation anxiety of their patients by using music therapy to calm nerves. The research, published online in The Lancet, suggests that the music therapy not only helped pre-surgery, but also was effective for up to four hours after surgery. Read more here…

A first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that music therapy lessened anxiety for women undergoing surgical breast biopsies for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The two-year study out of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center involved 207 patients. “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first randomized controlled trial to test music therapy for anxiety management with women undergoing outpatient breast cancer surgery, and the largest study of its kind to use live music therapy in the surgical arena,” said lead author Jaclyn Bradley Palmer, music therapist at UH. “Our aim was to determine if music therapy affected anxiety levels, anesthesia requirements, recovery time and patient satisfaction with the surgical experience,” she said. Read more here…

(CNN) — It is no secret the uplifting effect of music, whether you like Mozart or Metallica. A growing amount of evidence also suggests that clinicians can use the power of music to help people recover from surgery and other medical procedures. Read more here…

The Cantabrainers Choir is a therapeutic choir for people with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke and traumatic brain injury. It aims to help people find their voice again through singing and socialising. It is inspired by the latest research into neural plasticity or the ability to change given the right exercise. Read more here…

Listening to music may be beneficial to people who suffer from epilepsy, a new study suggests. The study, which was presented last Sunday at the American Psychological Association by Ohio State University researchers, described people who have epilepsy — compared to people who don’t — displayed different brainwave patterns on brain tests when listening to music. Read more here…

(CNN)It is no secret the uplifting effect of music, whether you like Mozart or Metallica. A growing amount of evidence also suggests that clinicians can use the power of music to help people recover from surgery and other medical procedures. Read more here…

The federal agency that oversees individuals on probation, parole or supervised release in Washington, D.C., is looking to expand options for “counseling and behavioral interventions” for offenders under its charge. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA) is seeking a contractor to conduct “expressive therapies” in an “integrated way to foster human growth, development, and healing” to offenders who may also be involved in “group interventions focused on changing criminal thinking, anger management, substance use, education, and employment skills development.” Read more here…