Music is not just for entertainment. Recent research suggests that a good melody is good medicine. Music can relieve pain, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, improve mood, and cure insomnia.Today, even a certified music therapist uses music to address heart disease, asthma and dementia. But, you do not need to learn music theory to get the benefits. Here are ways you can do to find harmony between your physical and mental.
Feeling sick? Try to mix music with imaginationResearchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that listening to music for an hour a day can reduce pain by 20 percent. Music also was able to reduce the use of pain medication before and after surgery.
According to professor of music therapy from the Arts and Quality of Life Research Center at Temple University, Cheryl Dileo, music stimulates the release of endorphins in the brain. These brain chemicals serves to cover the pain. In addition, music can also maximize the effect of visualization exercises, known as guided imagery. In this exercise, patients were asked to focus on one particular picture.
Personal therapyAccording to Joke Brandt, PhD from Temple University, you can try music therapy at home. Try sitting cross-legged on a comfortable chair with eyes closed. If the pain is restricting your movement, choose music that makes you feel energized. If you're having trouble sleeping, choose a tone that makes you relax.
Next,
think about one of your favorite places, like a calm river or the beach
in isolated places. "Focus on the breath and sensations in your body.
Imagine all of your senses to interact with your favorite places,
ranging from the smell, sound, until the sights. When your mind is wandering, focus on music, "said Brandt. Do not jump up when the music stops. Remain seated quietly for a minute or two.
Difficulty sleeping? Try to overcome by musicStudies
of the University of Toronto found that insomniacs who listen to
classical pianio for four weeks experienced improvements in sleep. This therapy, according to researchers, increased levels of melatonin, brain chemicals that promote sleep.
Phil
Eichling, MD of the sleep disorders center at the University of Arizona
encourage you to make music as part of the bedtime ritual. According Eichling, all associated with relaxation music can help.Under stress? Researchers
from the Cleveland Clinic Sandra Siedlecki, PhD, found that listening
to cheerful music can relieve the symptoms of depression by 25 percent. Not only that, there are many other studies that reveal the benefits of music. Recent studies from France stating that New Age music can reduce stress hormone cortisol. Studies of the University of California stated that listening to classical music can lower blood pressure. A study from Japan state that your favorite music while exercising to get rid of fatigue.
Personal therapyWhen trying to amuse themselves, bright Dileo, try to avoid sad songs. Choose a cheerful song. Listening to this music for 10 to 20 minutes without interruption may improve mood.
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