Having surgery is a dangerous thing, but sometimes not having surgery is more dangerous. If you’ve been told that you need to have surgery, there are certain risks you will want to be aware of: Anesthesia reactions: Most problems that arise during surgery are the result of the surgery, not the sedation for the procedure. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rhythmic entrainment'
Why do you need headphones and music during surgery?
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Rhythmic entrainment, Surgery Music
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Fear of Anesthesia: How Can the Right Music Help?
January 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music and Propofol, Music in the hospitals, Rhythmic entrainment, Surgical Headphones reviews
Waiting for a Ceasarean-section childbirth As a therapist and a clinical musicologist, I talk to people nearly every day that have just been told that they need to have surgery and are almost more fearful of the anesthesia than they are of having surgery! Why? Because general anesthesia is very powerful medication and occasionally [...]
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Music and Surgery: Music Medicine or Music Therapy?
December 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Music in the hospital, Rhythmic entrainment, Surgery Music
Many people do not understand the difference between music medicine and music therapy. To me, it’s not a big deal, but to some people it is a huge deal. My mentor, Dr. Arthur Harvey, explained it to me like this: in order to conduct a music therapy session, a music therapist must be present. It [...]
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Surgery with Music Series Post #23: Entrainment in Surgery
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, How music works, Rhythmic entrainment
To put it as simply as possible, entrainment is all about synchronizing. Mostly we hear about rhythmic entrainment and brainwave entrainment. When talking about music during surgery, both of the these types of entrainment are tapped. The power of entrainment during surgery comes from the slow, steady pulse of the music coming through the headphones. [...]
