BackgroundComputed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are essential diagnostic tools but often provoke significant anxiety in patients, which may compromise image quality and patient cooperation. Non-pharmacological interventions such as music have been proposed as feasible alternatives to anxiolytic medications. However, the evidence supporting music interventions in radiology …
In 2023, a stroke transformed Naresh Shanbhag, a 53-year-old smooth-talking sales professional in Bengaluru, into someone who was unable to speak words, let alone sentences. “I began physical therapy to regain strength in my paralyzed right side, but forming sentences or remembering the right words was hard for me,” he... The post Singing the Shopping List: How Music Can Rewire the Brain After St…
A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders who undergo surgery and receive music therapy are more medically complex and therefore may experience longer hospital stays compared to other patients receiving usual care.
IntroductionSocial bonding is essential in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), as social withdrawal reduces quality of life and can worsen Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia. Music therapy offer a promising approach. This study examines the effects on social engagement in AD and explores links between verbal interaction, memory, and emotion.MethodsNineteen voluntary residents with moderate t…
Managing Dopa Induced Involuntary Movements with Neurologic Music Therapy by Harshdeep Singh in TBSND - Juniper Publishers Parkinson's disease is a degenerative condition of the central nervous system, which majorly affects the motor system. The condition progresses slowly over time causing symptoms like tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty in walking in the beginning and demen…
Managing Dopa Induced Involuntary Movements with Neurologic Music Therapy by Harshdeep Singh in TBSND - Juniper Publishers Parkinson disease is neuro-degenerative movement disorder which progress slowly over time and affects a person's activity of daily living. The cause and cure has not been found yet. There are some treatments available, which can slow down the progression of the disease by cou…
