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Dec 9, 2020 · Most of the music therapists considered the level of autonomy (self-control) they offered their patients, as an important aspect of the therapeutic attitude for reaching stress relief in patients with MID.
Features of music therapy which may play an important role for this context include the frequency of therapy, active structured music making with verbal discussion, consistency of contact and boundaries, an emphasis on building a therapeutic relationship and building patient resources.
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Dopamine activity inhibits the fight-or-flight (sympathetic) nervous system, which raises blood pressure. Thus, dopamine lowers blood pressure by inhibiting the fight-or-flight system . In one study, scientists examined the effects of music on 30 elderly patients. The subjects had high blood pressure (hypertension). After four weeks, the music grou...
Listening to music also helps reduce anxiety levels . In a study of 200 cataract surgery patients, meditation music helped reduce stress. The group that listened to music before surgery reported pleasant feelings and relaxing experiences. The major limitation of this study was that there were no reliable indicators of stress measurement, like stres...
Music therapy is a potential alternative for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) patients who do not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy . One showed that group music therapy significantly improved PTSD symptoms and depression. Some participants reported that music was more enjoyable, less intrusive, and less threatening than individual talki...
Music therapy may reduce depression symptoms. It is used in addition to drug treatment or psychotherapy . Music therapy gives patients with depression a feeling of meaningfulness and pleasure. It also increases physical movement; physical activity helps alleviate depression . Music therapy improved depression in a study of 60 female patients with b...
Music therapy helps improve mental health in schizophrenia patients. In a randomized controlled trial, music helped improve depressive mood and disturbances in depressive thoughts in 28 schizophrenia patients . A meta-analysis of eight studies also found that music therapy had positive effects on schizophrenia symptoms. Music therapy improved the p...
Sleep disorders cause fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Since music reduces blood pressure, decreases anxiety, and lowers fight-or-flight (sympathetic) nervous system activity, it may have positive effects on sleep . In one study, researchers tested the effects of music and audiobooks on sleep quality in 94 students. Participants that listened to c...
Athletes use music to help increase motivation and performance. In one review, researchers stated that an individual’s perception of the music plays a big part in the effectiveness of music on exercise performance . Although music cannot distract the exercisers from fatigue, it could still change their perception of it. Music has the ability to mak...
A meta-analysis of six studies revealed that music could benefit Parkinson’s patients since musical rhythm improves limb coordination, posture, balance, and gait (walking speed, frequency, etc.) . In a randomized controlled single-blinded study, researchers tested music’s effects on 18 Parkinson’s patients. Twelve hourly music sessions over a six-w...
Music therapy helps patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation by using rhythm to improve the recovery of arm movements and walking pace . Melody and rhythm exercises also help train speech production in stroke patients with speaking problems . Additionally, active music therapy improves mood and increases social interaction . In an interview study ...
Music therapy is currently gaining attention as a potential therapy for autism spectrum disorders. It seems to be cost-effective, easy to use, safe, noninvasive, and has minimal side effects. When children listen to music or play instruments, it helps with their social skills and motor behavior (movements) . In one study, 27 autistic children were ...
Instructional and improvisational MT groups both reported significant increases in self-control of motor tasks along with a reduction in restlessness and impulsivity at posttest (teacher reports). However, the music therapist's measures of restlessness and impulsivity during sessions were NS.
Feb 28, 2021 · Music therapists can address both the anxiety and the motor difficulty aspects of stuttering through singing by providing opportunities for fluent self-expression and techniques using rhythmic and melodic cues for speech (Tomaino, 2015).
It applies music to improve physical symptoms and assesses the patient's unique mind-body connection, with licensed music therapists using current techniques in music psychotherapy and the management of pain and stress.
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Nov 27, 2020 · The included studies primarily used prerecorded music offered by medical professionals, whereas music therapy involves a trained music therapist who is responsive to the needs of the patient and can influence emotions and/or behavior of the patient by the use of music.
