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Music therapy can help COPD symptoms
Do you love music? Well, you may just be able to take your musical fancy to the next level and have it treat your COPD, too!
A new study published last December 2015 in the Respiratory Medicine journal showed that music therapy was able to improve the health of COPD patients. In the study, 68 patients with chronic debilitating respiratory conditions, including COPD, were treated with weekly sessions of music therapy.
Music therapy, as defined by musictherapy.org, is the “clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship.” This therapeutic relationship involves the participation of the patient and the expertise of a professional music therapist. Music therapists have undergone intensive training under music therapy programs and receive credentials to be able to practice.
Simply put, music therapy consists of several sessions where a music therapist helps treat a patient’s condition with the use of certain techniques involving music. Over the course of treatment, a patient has to attend several sessions, which may include live music, wind instrument playing, visualization and singing. A good side here for COPD sufferers is that breath control techniques are incorporated, which can significantly help in the easier management of symptoms.
The study, performed at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) in New York, ran for a period of six weeks. After the experimental period, the researchers observed that those patients who received music therapy in addition to the usual medication and treatment had a significant improvement in their respiratory symptoms. These patients also reported a better quality of life and improved psychological well-being, as compared to patients who only received conventional treatment and rehabilitation.
These results suggest that COPD patients can greatly benefit from music therapy when used in conjunction with conventional treatment methods. The study also says that music therapy allows patients to express themselves more freely, making them more confidently engaged in managing their condition. It has also allowed them to more easily cope with the tasks and challenges they experience.
Today, managing chronically ill patients is taking a different approach. This approach is one that seeks to fully understand a patient’s overall needs and consider many other aspects such as culture, perceptions, and motivations. A good understanding of these can lead to the use of methods that significantly enhance a patient’s quality of life. Music therapy is one such method that is now recognized as part of an integrated, wholesome approach in the management and rehabilitation of patients with chronic respiratory conditions.
Aside from its value in respiratory medicine, music therapy has also been found to be an effective addition in the management of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, chronic pain, diabetes and even cardiac conditions.
If you want to give music therapy a try, you can ask your physician about it. He can then give you a referral to the nearest music therapy practitioner.
Well what are you waiting for? Let’s get those singing voices on!
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