Mozart for Christmas Hmmmm…do you think Mozart would approve? Actually, I think he would be quite amused! Mozart had a wonderful sense of humor and was very playful, as is this wonderful video!
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The most common fears about surgery and anesthesia
By Dr. Alice Cash on December 24, 2008 in Music and Surgery, Music Healing, Music Medicine, out-patient surgery with music
Fears about Surgery and Anesthesia Anxiety before elective surgery is common. Therefore, many studies have examined interventions to reduce preoperative anxiety, including pharmacologic anxiolysis, information, distraction, and relaxation procedures. This study compared different methods to measure preoperative anxiety. The aims of the study were threefold. First, to examine the validity and utility of the self-reporting […]
Music and Hip Replacements?
By Dr. Alice Cash on December 22, 2008 in joint replacement surgery, Music and Surgery, Surgery with Music
Music and Hip Replacements This morning I was working with a new client of mine who is having total hip replacement surgery. She’s 75 years old and has had a couple of unfortunate surgical experiences lately in large hospitals. This time she’s decided to go with a small local hospital and to try some alternative […]
Music and Prostate Cancer: One Man's Story
Music and Prostate Cancer: One Man’s Story By Dana Jennings I have prostate cancer, and sometimes I get mad. Not upset. Not annoyed. Not nettled. Mad. This isn’t mere “why me” moaning. My rage is pure and primal, like that of a wolf caught in a steel trap. Dana Jennings. (Lonnie Schlein/The New York Times) […]
Are you concerned about anesthesia during surgery?
Who else is concerned about the anesthesia during surgery? This research has just come to my attention and I thought you’d want to see it too! It confirms my research exactly. For those who are able to choose their own favorite slow, steady, instrumental music, it’s great. For those who don’t have the time or […]