Last week I received a “thank you” present from a patient. The present was a record album.
Yes, you did read it correctly- “Album.”
It wasn’t a CD or MP3. It was pure vinyl. The album was from 1976, “A Day at The Races” by Queen. One of their top hits, Somebody to Love is recorded on this album.
I gave the record to my daughter who is a big fan of Queen. She stared at the record jacket with awe.
I explained to her the sound is totally different listening to music on vinyl versus CD. I am now looking for a record player. Listening to music brings her great joy.
For many, music plays a large role in their lives. As they say, “Music soothes the savage beast” or “Music soothes the soul”.
It is my opinion and the opinion of some research that music can decrease the perception and/or sensation of pain.
The study, “Music for pain relief” (Cepeda MS, Carr DB, Lau J, Alvarez H; prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration, currently published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 Issue 3, Copyright © 2008) revealed the following: Listening to music for treatment of pain offers potential advantages of low cost, ease of provision, and safety. This systematic review included 51 studies involving 3663 subjects. The review authors found that music reduced pain, increased the number of patients who reported at least 50% pain relief, and reduced requirements for morphine-like analgesics.
Although this study was not a large study and the clinical relevance of music for pain relief should be further investigated the results still reveal that music helps to soothe pain or at least offer a pain distraction.
Another study about music revealed the following: In June 2006 the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that listening to music daily reduced chronic pain, made people feel more in control of their pain, reduced depression, and made people feel less disabled by their condition.
If you are in chronic pain consider using music as part of your pain management.
To Your Health, Wealth & Happiness!
Dr. Michael Kaye
Knowledge, Action, Results
www.frompaintopersonalgain.com
www.boomersguidetochronicpain.com
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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The oold vinyls certainoy had a different sound quality. Everytime I hear one these days, the music as well as the scratchy tone takes me back to wonderful memories. Regardless of what is happening in my life at that moment, I am transported.
Thank you for this reminder.
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