Nearly every day, someone contacts me who is about to go to the hospital for a procedure of some kind. Most of these people are preparing to have surgery and have questions about how they can use music for the procedure. Patients wonder, can music be a painkiller? Pain is one of the many issues […]
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Preemies and the Power of Music
Who doesn’t love a tiny, newborn baby? The innocense, the sweetness, the delicious smell and sounds? But if your baby was born prematurely, and survived, chances are that there will be weeks and months and continued struggle, just to survive. Sometimes, parents know that there is a good chance that their baby or babies […]
Physicians and Musicians: What's the connection?
In ancient Rome and Athens, many of the physicians were not only physicians, they were also musicians! They knew the healing powers of music, sound, rhythm, and harmony and they often were quite skilled musicians themselves. Yes, physicians and musicians seem to have a lot in common! You’ve all heard of the Greek God, […]
Music Medicine with PTSD: The Hidden Wound
Men and women who go to war encounter horrors that are truly unimaginable the average person. This is nothing new. Wars have always been bloody and violent even thousands of years ago. In my parents generation, they saw the horrors of mustard gas and bombs of World War I. My own father fought in the […]
Music Therapy or Music Medicine: Revisited
Music therapy and music medicine are not the same, although many people use them interchangeably. The medical/wellness/nursing community almost always are believers in the power of music to help people feel better, get motivated, calm their anxiety and more. However, in modern times, the field of music therapy has become organized, codified, created accredited […]