What are the benefits of music therapy? Who should receive music therapy?

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Music therapy is a widely used medical science that uses musical elements to aid in therapy. Music therapy can help with both physical and mental rehabilitation. As well as develop communication skills and build good relationships with others.

What is music therapy?

Music therapy is the use of musical elements such as lyrics, melodies, and rhythms to rehabilitate various symptoms of patients. Music therapists will arrange the activities. And songs to be used in therapy for those receiving therapy. And Music therapy will be used for physical or mental purposes. Depending on the purpose of symptom rehabilitation. The physical uses of music therapy include moving to the rhythm of the music, playing musical instruments, or singing. ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี The mental uses of music therapy include listening. 

How is music therapy used in medicine?

Music therapy was developed from Greek legends that believe that music could drive away evil spirits that caused illnesses from humans. Later, when science developed further, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, introduced music into medicine in 1859. Because she believed that music could help patients recover from various illnesses. After that, music became widely used in medicine until 1944 when the University of Michigan opened its first music therapy program. After that, music therapy programs were taught in higher education institutions. And extensive research was conduct in countries around the world. In
Thailand, music therapy was first used in medicine around 1967 at Srithanya Hospital in Nonthaburi Province by Ms. Rampaiphan Srisopa (National Artist in Literature).

How many types of music therapy are there? What are they?

Music therapy can be divide into two main types:

Physical music therapy 

is the body’s response to music therapy, whether it is singing, playing a musical instrument, or moving to the rhythm of the music. These are all responses of the body that stimulate various organs, such as a faster heart rate, which makes the blood pump better. Therefore, music therapy can help restore symptoms of various diseases, such as high blood pressure, migraines , coronary artery disease , etc.

Music therapy for the mind. 

In general, music therapy will improve the emotional state because listening to music therapy changes the focus of the patient to focus on themselves. In addition, the sound of music will make brain waves move rhythmically like the rhythm of music. If music therapy can create brain waves that make you feel relaxed at a deep level, it will be as effective as meditation, which can help restore ADHD. Music therapy also stimulates the brain to release endorphins that cause relaxation and happiness, thus reducing anxiety, stress , and nausea.

What type of music is music therapy?

All types of music can be used as music therapy. Depending on what type of music the client prefers, such as classical music, pop music, jazz, etc. Because music is like a diverse art form, a music therapist must have knowledge and understanding of music, physical and mental illnesses that are related.

Who can receive music therapy?

  1. Soldiers may experience physical and mental illness when they go out on duty. Therefore, music therapy can help to relieve physical pain from various wounds and restore mental health from the events they have experienced.
  2. Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have language and communication impairments and repetitive behaviors. Patients learn best when what they hear has a rhythm, is predictable, and is consistent. Therefore, music therapy can help develop patients’ communication and learning skills.
  3. Alzheimer’s patients are in a state of dementia and cannot remember past events. Music therapy can help stimulate lost memories because music can connect to long-term memories in the brain. Therefore, when Alzheimer’s patients listen to music therapy, they will think of old memories, just like going to familiar places.
  4. Inmates use music therapy to focus on their mental health because the surrounding environment and people can cause anxiety and stress. Therefore, music therapy can help them feel relaxed.
  5. Some accident victims may have experienced an accident that has severely affected their body and mind, to the point of causing depression or panic disorder, and being suspicious of people around them. Music therapy can help restore the physical and mental health of accident victims.
  6. People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are commonly found in children. ADHD in children will have symptoms of being more mischievous than usual and will not be able to focus on anything for a long time. If left untreated for a long time, it can become a chronic condition. Using music therapy will stimulate the brain to concentrate, making children feel relaxed and calm. Focusing on things around them will improve.
  7. Drug users Music therapy can help reduce the need for drugs because it relaxes the brain from stress and anxiety. In addition, music therapy can also be use to rehabilitate drug users to return to health.