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 […]
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Music with Surgery: Does it really make a difference?
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 3, 2012 in Dangers of anesthesia, Music and Surgery, Music Healing, Rhythmic Entrainment
I understand healthy skepticism. It’s a good thing. No one wants to be a” sucker” and the medical/field is no exception to fads and scams. When people used to mention the use of music during dental visits or childbirth or surgery, I was skeptical. As a professional musician, I thought that it might be confusing […]
Why does entrainment work during surgery?
By Dr. Alice Cash on September 14, 2009 in Music and Exercise, Music and Surgery, Music in the Hospital, Rhythmic Entrainment
Entrainment is the main reason that music during surgery works! In the process of entrainment, your bodies natural rhythms such as heart-rate and breathing, automatically synchronize with the pulse of music. In an everyday example, when you hear strongly rhythmic music such as high-energy disco music, rock-and-roll, or a Sousa march, you automatically start tapping your […]
Why use music during surgery?
By Dr. Alice Cash on January 13, 2009 in Dangers of anesthesia, Music and Surgery, Rhythmic Entrainment, Vibrational and Sound Healing
Why use music during surgery? The concept of using music for pain relief is ancient. People have literally been doing this for thousands of years. The concept of using music during surgery is a little bit newer. For 30 years or more, surgeons have been taking their own music into surgery, but for some reason, […]