MUSIC THERAPY IN ACTION
Music has shown positive effects in a variety of patient populations for improving symptoms related to different diseases and disorders. Here’s a sampling of some of the more common uses of music therapy.
PATIENT POPULATION |
NONMUSIC BEHAVIORS |
Autism spectrum disorder |
Movement, communication, speech and language, social skills, attention, cognition, activities of daily living |
Alzhteimer’s disease and dementia |
Memory, mood, social interaction |
Traumatic brain injury |
Movement, communication, speech and language, social skills, attention, memory, cognition |
Mental health and mood disorders |
Self-esteem, awareness of self and environment, expression, reality testing, social skills, attention, cognition |
Pain management |
Anxiety and stress, mood, feelings of control |
Cancer |
Anxiety and stress, mood, feelings of control, coping skills |
Movement disorders and stroke |
Movement, speech and language, swallowing , respiratory control,
memory, cognition |
Hospice |
Anxiety and stress, mood, feelings of control, coping skills |
Elizabeth Stegemöller is a board-certified music therapist and neuroscientist at Iowa State University, where she studies the effects of music on movement and associated neurophysiology in persons with Parkinson’s disease.
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