Classical music could become a routine part of surgery, after a study found it helped to relax patients under local anaesthetic. Surgeons believe playing a little knife music might benefit patients so much that they recover sooner from their operations. Mozart was not actually one of the composers that those in the study got to [...]
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Classical music ‘improves surgery’
May 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Recent Research on Surgery with Music, Surgery Music
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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
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. [...]
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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 #22: Can anyone benefit from music during surgery?
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music in the hospitals, Surgery Music
Do you love music? Does it relax you, comfort you, make you feel safe and secure? Are there lots and lots of songs and pieces that remind you of happy times and all of the people you love? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, there is an excellent chance that you would [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #21: Is there scientific research on benefits of music with surgery?
June 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Surgery Music
Another great question that was sent in by a reader. The short answer is “YES.” There is so much research on the use of music before and after surgery that I can not list all the studies here. You may remember that I spoke at the Cleveland Clinic Florida about recent research in music with [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #20: How difficult is it to find the pre-programmed headphones for surgery?
June 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Characteristics of music for surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music in the hospital, Surgery Music
If you have just found out that you need surgery for any given condition, you’ll want to get the headphones as soon as possible. Having the ability to listen to this music for an hour or so a day leading up to the surgery will allow you to condition your body to relax when the [...]
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Surgery with Music Series Post #15: Talking with your Surgeon about Using Music
June 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Surgery Music
Today many surgeons and anesthesiologists are aware of the benefits of music before, during and after the surgical procedure. But occasionally, a patient comes to me or calls me saying that their surgeon doesn’t like the idea? Why? Usually because the surgeon has not read all of the latest research on the the many benefits [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #10: How does music affect other medication requirements
June 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music in the hospitals, Surgery Music, Surgical Headphones reviews
This is such a simple concept, and yet, very few hospitals or sugery centers implement therapeutic music. There are many, many studies that document that music pre- and post-surgery can decrease the use of anxiety medications before and pain medication afterwards. Studies have been conducted on major hospitals and universities all over the world. As [...]
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Surgery with Music Series: Post #4 “Side-effects of surgery”
June 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospital, Surgery Music
No one wants to have surgery, but sometimes it really is necessary if you want to continue with your life. Surgical procedures have dramtically improved over the last 50-60 years and most surgeries are completed with no problems whatsoever. Unfortunately, even when the surgery is completely successful, recovery from surgery can be difficult and stressful. [...]
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Music and Surgery 30-day series: Post #2 “Fears about Surgery”
June 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospital, Surgery Music, Surgical Headphones reviews
So you’ve just been told that you need to have surgery. The fears and anxiety are running through your mind and all over your body like an army of tiny spiders. THINK of all the things that might go wrong! You could end of paralyzed, you could end up dead! They may take the wrong [...]
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