The Effects Of Music Therapy On Pain

Music therapy has been around for over a hundred year. It is getting new attention. It is helping in everything from sleep to brain injuries. Many medical facilities are proving it benefits in treating illness and injuries.

Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to persuade my audience that music can be used to help with stress as well as pain.  I want my audience to see that the use of music in everyday life is good for the mind, body and soul.  My central idea is that music is what can be used in the medical field as therapy use for pain, stress relief and in everyone’s everyday life.

The effect of music on postoperative pain and anxiety was studied on an orthopedic unit in a central Florida hospital (Allred, Byers, & Sole, 2010). The authors clearly identified the problem many total knee arthroplasty patients experience after surgery is moderate to severe postoperative pain and increased anxiety. Throughout the introduction of the study, it was stressed the importance and need for this research to be conducted. The authors discussed the effects of inadequately treated pain and how health care professionals, including nursing, should make it a priority in a patient’s treatment plan (Allred et al., 2010). Several references were provided supporting the issue

Music therapy is not a new idea. In fact, it’s been used in thousands of civilizations throughout history. The Incan nation thought that a soul was connected to the gods through music and it determined the health, success, and future of every living thing (Stobart et al, 26). But most every nation, from Africa, to Asia, to Europe, has had a history of music being used as a healing tool. There is evidence of music therapy leading to an increase in emotional functions and motor control skills (Warner et al, 15).

Due to the extensive procedures surrounding treatment, patients often experience a variety of physical and psychological symptoms and side effects that negatively impact their quality of life and ability to cope with and manage an illness. Providing a choice of music during a receptive music therapy session may not only distract the patient from negative affective states, but also may provide a sense of autonomy and control over a patient 's immediate environment. The purpose of the essay was to determine whether receptive music therapy can improve two general dimensions of emotional experience and pain in a single session for patients. The guiding research question was: Will participants experience improved positive affect following a music therapy session? In my opinion ,I think the answer is yes. music therapy definitely have a positive effect on patients.

Reducing pain among terminally ill persons is a nursing phenomenon of great importance. In this evidence based paper, terminally ill refers to patients with cancer that have six months or less to live and patients that are in hospice or undergoing palliative care. Pain, weakness, decreased intake of food and fluid, and altered breathing patterns are some physical symptoms often experienced by the terminally ill (Leow, Drury & Poon, 2010). Treating pain in the terminally ill is very important and challenging for nurses. Therefore, it is important for nurses to use both pharmacologic and nonpharmacological methods to reduce patient pain. Music therapy is one specific non pharmacological intervention nurses can use to manage pain in the terminally ill. The purpose of this paper is to write an empirically based literature review related to the effects music therapy has on reducing pain in the terminally ill.

Therapeutic use of music is also extremely effective at reducing the everyday aches and pains that humans experience. Slow and methodical music slows the brain waves and helps the muscles in our body to relax, reducing muscle pain (Coleman). A significant amount of today’s population also experiences depression in some shape way or form and music therapy has been proven to be one of the most successful ways to help patients cope with depression. “Individual music therapy combined with standard care is extremely effective for lowering [depression] among working age people,” says Professor Christian Gold at the University of British Columbia (Paddock). “Music therapy is so effective because it allows patients to express their feelings in a safe way,” mentions Elizabeth Fawcett (MT-BC) (Peach). Hospital patients experienced consistently shorter and more pleasant stays when undergoing music therapy along with traditional treatment (Meyer).

For this example, we develop the question: In a pre-procedure setting, does listening to music help reduce the level of anxiety for adult patients undergoing a stressful procedure? The question falls into the clinical therapy category because it seeks to answer the question about the effectiveness of music. To find best practice, we search literature databases for recent experimental or quasi-experimental studies that are appropriate to the question (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2014-a). The following articles show examples of research that examine the relationship between music and anxiety. Kim, Evangelista, and Park (2015) conducted an integrative review and meta-analysis that finds music intervention has a positive effect on reducing anxiety for patients on hemodialysis. Mohammadi, Mirhagher, Torabi, Mirsane, and Moradi (2014) conducted and randomized quasi-experimental study that shows a significant decrease in physiological parameters and anxiety levels in the trial group when compared to the control group. Thompson, Moe, and Lewis (2014) conducted a quasi-experimental study that finds a significant decrease in anxiety for patients who listen to music before surgery. It shows that the higher the level of anxiety, the greater the benefit from the

One could continue to go on and on with so many historical examples of the therapeutic use of music on the human body. But from the humble beginnings of music, the art of composing has continued to grow drastically over time. Today there is much research and data proving scientifically that music is even more recognized for its benefits and even detriment on the physiological and psychological systems of the body (Cook). Research recently, after about 250 years of separation, is once again uniting medicine, health psychology and

B1. PICO Question: For a 35-year-old male patient with history of drug abuse who is experiencing severe post-operative pain, how effective is music therapy as a non-pharmacological adjunct to pain management compared to not using adjunct therapy?

The therapeutic and healing properties of music have been recognized throughout history. Rothrock (2011) stated that music is recognized as a way to decrease the physiologic and behavioral anxiety found in most surgical patients. Anxiety is a powerful emotion that can trigger physiological responses, cause stress, increase pain sensation and delay wound healing (Upton, 2014). Surgeons often prescribe medication to relieve anxiety preoperatively without consideration of an alternative intervention. Complementary interventions such as music therapy can provide a level of distraction, thus promoting a reduction in anxiety level (Comeaux, & Steele-Moses, 2013).

There have been many studies on music, palliative care, and the effect that music could have on improving patient outcomes associated with pain. The studies that were examined all had a common theme - that music interventions were effective in decreasing pain level to some extent. While

The first key finding that I concluded from my research article is that non-pharmacological intervention such as music and massage, whether used individually or in a combination of both, demonstrated a decrease in pain perception and anxiety, and an increase in relaxation according to patients’ experience (T. Najafi Ghezelieh, et al. 2017). This article was about a randomized controlled clinical trial group of 240 burn patients located in a burn unit hospital in Iran, the group was divided into groups of 60 patients in one of the following four groups: control group receiving conventional (pharmacological approach) primary care, music group that allows patients to

Pain, increased weakness, decreased intake of food and fluid, altered breathing patterns are some physical symptoms often experienced by the terminally ill (Kouch, 2006 as cited in Leow, Drury & Poon, 2010). Treating pain in the terminally ill is very important and challenging for nurses. Therefore, it is important to use both pharmacologic and nonpharmacological methods to reduce pain. The ability of nurses to use music therapy as a nonpharmacological method to manage pain in the terminally ill is a phenomenon of great importance to nursing. Terminally ill in this literature refers to patients with cancer that have six months or less to live and patients that are hospice or are undergoing palliative care. This literature revealed that using a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), significantly less posttest pain was reported in the music versus the control group. Cancer patients that listened to soft music in addition to using analgesics experienced increased compared to those using analgesics alone (Huang, Good, & Zauszniewski, 2010). Furthermore, statistical difference was noticed between the groups for mood level and oxygen saturation during live saxophone performance (Burrai, Micheluzzi, & Bugani, 2014). In addition, this research indicated that music may have a more positive effect on females and elderly than younger and more educated males (Chan, Chung, Chung, & Lee, 2008). The

Music therapy, a clinical use of music interventions to accomplish therapeutic goals, involves a broad range of activities including playing an instrument, singing, or listening to music. Similar to occupational and physical therapy, this expressive arts therapy remedies psychological conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or hypertension to maintain the well-being of an individual. Likewise, music has been a therapeutic tool that has shown positive effects to parts of the brain including regions involved in emotion, sensation, movement, and cognition. Although music therapy is a somewhat new-found treatment, it is used prominently today. Administered by a trained therapist, this type of therapy is used in correctional facilities, nursing homes, hospices, and special education schools.