Music therapy

Music therapy is known to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorder strengthen their social skills. However, there is a shortage in research that supports this theory. A. Blythe LaGasse decided to research how music therapy affected eye gaze, joint attention, and communication skills in children who have been diagnosed with Autism. LaGasse’s hypothesis states the article, Effects of a Music Therapy Group Intervention on Enhancing Social Skills in Children with Autism, is relevant because it…

The purpose of musical therapy is to cure diseases that frequently do not have a treatment. A method of this therapy is to find a melody that will appeal to the patient to alleviate anything from Alzheimer’s to autism. The many parts of musical therapy include the history, the way it works, and the diseases it can treat. This therapy is far more effective than people may think. Dr. Mindlin and her colleagues, Dr. Rozelle, Dr. Kahn, and Dr. Mitnick have treated over 500 patients with a multitude…

years. His full and eventful life has come to a halt as his alzheimer's began to progress rapidly. His love of music, which began as a child and carried over into his adulthood, has vanished, or so it seemed. Until one day a music therapist came into the nursing home and placed a pair of headphones that were connected to an iPod, over the resident’s ears which were then filled with music that brought back his memories of his life before the disease and caused the patient to begin to twitch and…

do with the how music works on the brain. Engaging in a music activity stimulates many parts of the brain. Music can help whether you need help emotionally, physically, cognitively or developmentally. What’s more interesting, though, is how it works. When used properly, music can be an incredibly powerful treatment tool. And not just because it’s relaxing and motivating, but because music therapy has a deep impact on our brains and our bodies. What is Music Therapy? Music Therapy is an…

Effects of Music Therapy on Joint Behaviors in Autistic Children Topic: This research studied the effect of improvisational music and play sessions on joint behaviors in autistic children. It is known that music is a gateway to expression and there have been previous research findings that show how music therapy helps autistic children in the development of emotional communication and social interaction. The results for this research may show a correlation between improvisational music and…

Listening to music has an extraordinary relaxing effect on the minds, souls and bodies of the majority of the people. It has the power to provide physical and mental relaxation to every human being and has impressive effects on patients with Alzheimer thanks to its “calming effects”. First of all, music can be used as a distraction from whatever is causing anxiety to a human being (problems, work, stress, lack of sleep, illnesses, etc), in the same way, it has the force to help people to explore…

MUSIC THERAPY TO DECREASE AGITATION AND ANXIETY IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS 7 Music Therapy to Decrease Agitation and Anxiety in Dementia Patients Overview of Agitation and Anxiety in Patients with Dementia Dementia Dementia is a major neurocognitive disorder that impairs cognitive and intellectual ability, memory, language, reasoning and judgments, which can interfere with daily functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Symptoms of dementia differ among patients;…

brain responds to music and how it helps a person with Traumatic Brain Injury. George Howard, a contributor to Forbes magazine, interviewed the CEO of the company "MedRythms" Brian Harris, to explained how their approach is more effective than Physical Therapy. "MedRhythms" is a neuro-rehab company that helps people who suffered a neurologic injury or disease to be treated using "Neurologic Music Therapy". According to the website of the company Medrythms, Neurologic Music Therapy or NMT is…

Music therapy is the one of the most important study field in the today’s medicine. It through utilizes the sound frequencies and rhythm to treat patient as physical therapy. Different types of music have different function for the patients during their treatment. In the article entitled Music as Medicine post in November 2013, Amy Novotney express how music therapy can improve patients’ health and state a series of function of music in the current medical. This essay will explore that music…

A final study correlating the purpose of music and mood was a more recent questionnaire examining the significance of the more popular genre of hip-hop/rap. The researcher approached rap music in a positive way, affirming the influential impact that rap has on the empowerment of its listeners by promoting self-esteem, resilience, growth, connection, community, and coping with change (Travis). Hip-hop/rap has the ability to help listeners become more culturally competent about what is occurring…