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, […]
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UK Hospital and Music School collaborate to create music medicine alliance!
Dr. Jay Zwischenberger, UK chief of surgery, plays his harmonica. Staff and patients are said to find “Dr. Z’s” music a source of reassurance and comfort. June 13, 2008 Musicians have long known intuitively that experiencing the rhythms, harmonies and melodies of music —as listener or performer— can help mend the troubled mind, body and […]
Are you having surgery anytime soon?
Anyone who has been reading my blogs, ezines, and ebooks knows that I’m a huge believer in the healing power of music during surgery! There is just so much documentation of the ability of music to help people use less anesthesia during the procedure, less anxiety medication before and less pain medication after. What people […]