The Connection Between Breathing and Peace No matter what is going on in your life, you can always take a moment to focus on your breathing.When you find yourself in a tense situation, for example, you may notice that you are holding your breath. Putting your attention on your breathing can help you relax and […]
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"Music May Help Soothe Surgery Pain" says WebMD
April 21, 2006 — After surgery, patients may feel less pain and need less pain medicine if they listen to music, according to a new research review. The review appears in The Cochrane Library. It shows that patients who listened to music after surgery tended to report less pain intensity and required slightly smaller doses […]
Music and Brain Injury: Sometimes it's too late
Music is a powerful intervention with many brain injuries and disorders such as stroke, Parkinson’s and dementia. But sometimes, the injury is so severe that the patient is declared “brain dead.” Give yourself and your children the best possibility to survive a fatal brain injury…wear a helmet!!
Do you have a fear of anesthesia?
Fear of Anesthesia It’s not too surprising that many people have a crippling fear of anesthesia. As a matter of fact, their fear is so intense and so overwhelming that they choose not to have surgery, rather than subject themselves to their terrifying projections. But is anesthesia really that dangerous? According to Sarah Wassner Flynn, […]
Music and Your Emotions
Music is powerful…that is a given. We need no scientific proof for this, all we have to do turn on a radio, or a TV or an iPod or even start humming or whistling or even THINK about humming or singing or listening to a favorite song!