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Music and Pain Relief
The idea that music can heal the soul or “soothe the savage breast” is well-known. Music’s healing power over the body has also attracted attention from scientists who aim to test this ancient wisdom. A growing body of research supports the claim that music can alleviate physical pain. Studies have shown music to be an…
The therapeutic use of music for cancer-related pain
The purpose of this experimental crossover study was to evaluate to what extent the therapeutic use of music would decrease pain in patients with cancer who were receiving scheduled analgesics. Baseline data were collected for three days. Subjects then were assigned randomly to listen to their preference of […] Click here to view original web…
The Power Of Music — Music is More Powerful Than Pain
Music can move you so significantly that it causes you to forget where you are in that moment and engages your emotions in an entirely different way. Recent medical research shows that patients who listened to music before, during and after surgery experienced less anxiety and needed less pain relief. Click here to view original…
Impact of music on anxiety and pain perception among men undergoing prostate biopsy: Synthesis of qualitative literature
Abstract Prostate biopsy (PB) is typically well tolerated, with a low risk of major complications. Pain during PB was significantly decreased by the addition of intracapsular lidocaine anesthesia. However, PB is invasive procedure and can be a distressing experience for patients. In the last decade numerous environmental, technological and pharmacological factors have been utilized to…
Music listening alleviates anxiety and physiological responses in patients receiving spinal anesthesia
The aim of this study was to explore the effects of listening to music on the anxiety levels and physiological responses of surgical patients receiving spinal anesthesia. Methods: An experimental design was used in the study with an experimental group (n=50) and a control group (n=50). The […] Click here to view original web page…
The Effects of Music on Pain: A Meta-Analysis
Numerous meta-analyses have been conducted on the topic of music and pain, with the latest comprehensive study published in 2006. Since that time, more than 70 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been published, necessitating a new and comprehensive review. Objective: The aim of this meta-analysis was to […] Click here to view original web page…