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Music therapy research in healing
Could music help us recover from our illness?. The answer is yes. More and more research have shown that music not only will help students in their studies but also help patients recovering from their illness
These research may interest you :-
Music and Recovery
Studies in US, UK and Germany in 1992 showed that patients who listened to music recovered more quickly than average patients. At the same time, the group that were exposed to music also felt less anxiety and discomfort.
World War
When distressed war veterans returned back home, most of them were depressed and mentally disturbed. The horrifying experience of war became their greatest fear. Many committed suicide, but others seek help. At the end of World War 2, music therapy was developed to help depressed soldiers returning from war.
The treatment was successful up to the stage that medical authorities employed musicians in hospitals.
Music and Stress
If you have high blood pressure, this music therapy research may excite you. From 1980s until 1990s, a German studies have shown that certain rhythm may reduce stress by lowering heart rate, blood pressure and actually improve the respiratory system.
Music and mother of premature babies
In one research published in the Italian Journal Pediatrics (1989), it was reported that when mothers of premature babies listened to a relaxation and visualization audiotape, they produced 63 % more milk than those who did not.
Alzheimer
A research led by Dr. Frederick Tims of Michigan State University and published in the November 1999 issue of Alternative Therapies showed that patients with Alzheimer's Disease who underwent four weeks of structured music therapy showed significant increases in their level of melatonin, a neurohormone linked with sleep regulation and believed to influence the immune system.
Young patients
Another research carried out by the National Jewish Hospital showed that ill children who join in regular musical activities showed improvement in physical endurance, developed muscle strength, and greatly improved posture and breath control.
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