Pain, music creativity and music therapy in palliative care
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
- Vol. 13 (2), 43-49
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104990919601300211
Abstract
An analysis of the music therapy literature yields numerous reports to support the role of music in the alleviation of pain in palliative care. Four theoretical perspectives that support why many patients report reduced pain sensation after music therapy include: the psychological relationship between music and pain; the psychophysiological theory; spinal mechanisms involved in pain modulation; and the role of endorphins. Considerations significant to the use of music in pain relief include how music, used in appropriately, can aggravate pain sensation. Case studies, which include the use of creative music therapy techniques, point to the efficacy of music therapy in alleviating the pain experiences of both palliative care patients and their significant others.Keywords
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