By Helen Altonn haltonn@starbulletin.com Classical music played on a piano in the operating room for 115 patients having eye surgery at the former St. Francis Medical Center-Liliha had “profound” physical benefits, it was reported today. The music lowered the patients’ blood pressure and heart and respiratory rates before any sedation or pain medication, according to […]
Open Heart Surgery and Soothing Music: the oxytocin connection
Are you having open heart surgery? My mother had a quintuple by-pass over 15 years ago and even then, I told her about the importance of listening to soft, steady, soothing music during the surgery, to calm the body and the mind, and to facilitate healing and a faster recovery. The doctors did not know […]
Pulsing to the Rhythm of Health
Pulsing to the Rhythm of Health by Buffy Owens I like this concept of pulsing to the rhythm of health. We are rhythmical beings living in a world pulsating with life. Our lives pulse with the rhythm of our inner landscapes – from the pounding of our heartbeat and the tempo of our stride, to […]
Music and the Heart: New research!
A new research article has been published on WedMD that documents many of the things that so many of us believe to be true anyway: when people listen to the music that they love, it has distinct and measurable health benefits! To read this article, go to http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20081113/joyful-music-helps-the-heart Music that Inspires Joy Improves Blood […]
One person's experience with dental anesthesia and music
Let’s face it: no one likes to go to the dentist! Our headphones (www.surgicalheadphones.com) are making a big hit in the field of dentistry and here’s a man who decided to use music in his own way with a dental implant procedure. Enjoy! “I had to get up early–0500h–in order to travel to the Big […]