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As anyone who’s had a root canal knows, music can help take your mind off a painful procedure. But why? Researchers publishing their findings in the journal of Science “discovered that analgesic effects of sound depended on a low (5-decibel) signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) relative to ambient noise in...
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The PAINWeek National Conference has presented many courses teaching the benefits of music therapy. A university in Thailand is promoting a music therapy course, and not just to treat those in pain. Music therapy has helped lower blood pressure, soothe patients during dialysis or chemotherapy, or...
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As the opioid pendulum swings away from its use, is it swinging closer to music therapy? Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, and John Mondanaro, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CCLS, of Mount Sinai Beth Israel Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine and the Louis & Lucille Armstrong Music Therapy Program...
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An article in the June issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management looks at the effect of music on pain reduction. For more information, click here to see PAINWeek experts on the topic of music therapy.
Multimodal analgesic approaches are recommended for intensive care unit (ICU) pain...
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When should music therapy be started? And why? Loewy and Mondanaro on aspects of music psychotherapy and how they work with other clinicians and caregivers.
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A myriad of medical conditions are accompanied by depression. Somatic pain is frequent in major depression and is found in 50% to 90% of depressed patients. Assessing pain accurately and, most particularly, knowing the trauma history and acknowledging its impact on functionality, may provide key...
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Percussion and the power of release oriented therapy hasn’t changed since ancient times. Drumming can release tension associated with pain. Andrew Rossetti, of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine explains…
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Newswise — Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to a Penn Medicine study published today in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
A peripheral nerve block procedure is a type of regional...
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Published in PWJ - PAINWeek Journal Vol 7, Q2 | 2019
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Our Louis Armstrong therapists have worked closely alongside doctors and nurses. Of course, we have something to prove with music interventions, but you can’t really prove the efficacy of any medical intervention unless you’re alongside the medical team. Our team has had the advantage of working...