We all know that music makes us feel better! It cheers us up, it calms us down, it brings back wonderful memories of love, childhood, holidays, vacations, and our whole lives. The field of music therapy has provided lots of wonderful information on this and so much more. The following list is from www.preludemusictherapy.com. I [...]
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What are Therapeutic Characteristics of Music?
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital, Music Medicine, Music Research
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Music in the Operating Room: For surgeons, this time
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Music and Dental Surgery, Music and Surgery, Music and the Mind-Body, Music in the Hospital
Music and medicine are deeply connected. But what kind of music should your surgeon really be listening to? BY RAHUL PARIKH iStockphoto/lisagagne/Salon PopRX is a new weekly column about the intersection of pop culture and medicine. In 1889 Nietzsche wrote, “Without music life would be a mistake.” As someone who regularly spends a chunk of [...]
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Fear of the Dentist: How much could music headphones help?
February 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Music and Dental Surgery, Music and Relaxation, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital, Music in the News!
Nearly one-quarter of all Americans avoid dentists because they’re afraid, according to American Dental Association surveys. And the fear comes in many forms. In an attempt to win back fearful patients, dentists like Dr. Eda Ellis in New York offer spa-like services. WSJ’s health columnist Melinda Beck reports. There’s fear of pain, fear of needles, [...]
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New Research documents that music before surgery can significantly reduce patients anxiety
February 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Music and Relaxation, Music and Surgery, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital, Music Medicine, Music Research, Surgery with Music
We’ve known for a long time that listening to calm, comforting, soothing music before surgery could do the same thing as the drugs that are now given…and without the risk of adverse reactions or overly and unnecessarily sedating the patient. Today another study appeared also documenting this! Biol Res Nurs. 2011 Jan 28. [Epub ahead [...]
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Using Music to prevent Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
January 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Music and the Golden Years, Music in the Hospital, Music in the News!
I was thrilled to open my local newspaper this morning (the Louisville Courier-Journal) and find a major news story about how music is being used in Kentucky nursing homes to prompt the staff to re-position patients who are bed-ridden. Enjoy! Bedsores can be a serious problem for the elderly, but a University of Cincinnati study [...]
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Dr. Deforia Lane shows what a music therapist does
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Music in the Hospital
This is a wonderful video of Deforia Lane practicing her musical magic with a variety of different patients in the hospital in Cleveland! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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More about Dr. Deforia Lane
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Music and Cancer, Music in the Hospital
I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Deforia Lane. Actually, many people feel the same way and I wanted to share with my readers another wonderful article that was written about her. I met her early in my journey toward the filed of music medicine. I consider Deforia to be a dear friends as [...]
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Deforia Lane, Masterful Music Therapist!
July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Music in the Hospital
Deforia Lane is a dear friend of mine. I met her when I was on the threshold of stepping into the world of music as medicine back in 1990. Deforia was just finishing up her Ph.D. in music therapy and was speaking at a conference in Cleveland about her doctoral research on music and the [...]
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