So last week I talked about why I like listening to music so much. For the most part, people would agree that they know a lot about music. But when it comes down to it, I don’t think they really do. Music is kind of like another world. Most people just see it as a form of entertainment. They don’t really dig deep and find the true meaning of it.
Most people don’t know that music is one of the very few activities that involves the whole brain. It works in many different ways to provide beneficial effects. One of the most surprising things about music is that it is proven to help people heal.
A lot of people don’t believe that music could heal pain. According to a paper in the latest UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing, “Listening to music can reduce chronic pain from a range of painful conditions, including osteoarthritis, disc problems and rheumatoid arthritis, by up to 21% and depression by up to 25%”. Music therapy is used in hospitals also. It helps reduce the amount of medication used during painful procedures such as childbirth and some minor surgeries.
There are different theories about how music helps heal. Some people believe that it helps heal because it serves as a distraction. Other believe that it gives people a sense of control, helps with relaxing of the muscles, or slows down their heartbeat and the amount of breaths they take.
In my opinion, I think music heals because it serves as a method of distraction. When you’re listening to a song, you kind of get caught up in the lyrics and it makes you think. While you are thinking, your thoughts are distracting you from the real pain. And this causes you to be more focused on the music, rather than being focused on the pain.
Playing music by bedside, available at
http://www.laurieriley.com/images/bedside-harp.jpg, May 16th, 2013.
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