Quote from past President of the National Association of Music Therapy.
"Music therapy can make the difference between withdrawal and awareness, between isolation and interaction, between chronic pain and comfort - between demoralization and dignity."

--Barbara Crowe

 

Researcher, Dr. Laura Mitchell told the BBC, "It {music} reduces pain and increases your feelings of control." Why? The researchers theorize that music not only provides a distraction from the pain, but also engages us emotionally unlike other stimulants. "We found that listening to your favorite music reduced anxiety levels," Dr. Raymond MacDonald told the BBC. This new study confirms a similar conclusion reached by researchers at Pennsylvania State University in Altoona, who determined that listening to music you like will give your soul a quick jolt of happiness. When we hear music we enjoy, bad moods are banished and good moods are enhanced. What music does: It makes listeners more optimistic, joyful, friendly, relaxed, and calm, and helps vanish feelings of pessimism and sadness.