Healing with sound dates to ancient Greece, where music was used to try curing mental disorders.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy involves using different aspects of music to improve physical and emotional health and well-being. It may involve listening to music, singing along to music, moving to the beat of music, meditating, or playing an instrument.
Healing with sound dates to ancient Greece, where music was used to try curing mental disorders.
What does music therapy treat?
Music therapy is used to treat symptoms of anxiety disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, dementia, autism spectrum disorder and learning difficulties, behavioral and psychiatric disorders, even cancer.
What are the benefits of music therapy?
Music therapy has been found to be effective for stress reduction, decreasing mood swing, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, managing pain before and after surgery, reducing risk for coronary artery disease and stroke, improving sleep and even improving the health of premature babies.