Correlation Between The Clinical And Evidence-Based Use Of Music Therapy

Music, it’s all around us be it in the car on your way to work, on the elevator, as a ringtone on your cellphone it’s everywhere. Mothers are often encouraged to play classical music for their infants to enhance cognitive function. Many of us are using music therapy, whether we are aware of it or not. Music has long been proven to help reduce stress, elevate mood and even enhance learning! Music therapy is the use of music as an interventional and expressive therapy. The term refers to both an allied health profession and a field of research which studies correlations between the process of clinical therapy and bio musicology, musical acoustics, music theory, psychoacoustics and comparative musicology (Segen's Medical Dictionary. S.v. "music …show more content…
Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music.
Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people's motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of …show more content…
Learning how to play a musical instrument takes some level of skill and thus in this way can be used for patients with different motor impairments. Composing music is also a great creative outlet for a patient to express his or her feelings. Singing and remembering lyrics to a song a great technique to use for patients who have suffered from a stroke. By focusing on the rhythm and trying to feel its pulse patients can better walk or perform consecutive tasks where previously they could not.Music therapy has helped a great number of individuals for a great number of different reasons. Whether an individual is suffering from depression, mental illness, is in labor, or simply wants to relax, music can help. There are no harmful side effects to this form of therapy. What’s great about this form of therapy as well is that any individual can take part in it. An individual does not need a referral from a physician although many can provide