January 2010 – Strike the Right Note

Hate Colonoscopies? Music May Make It Better

Posted onSaturday, 30 January 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Uedo N, Ishikawa H, Morimoto K, Ishihara R, Narahara H, Akedo I, Ioka T, Kaji I, and Fukuda S: BACKGROUND/AIMS: Premedication for endoscopy promotes patient cooperation and makes subsequent examinations more acceptable. Music therapy is widely Read More …

Classical Music Goes Straight to the Heart

Posted onWednesday, 27 January 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Chan, MF: OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to assess the effect of music on the physiologic and psychologic parameters in patients undergoing application of a C-clamp after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). DESIGN: A repeated-measures randomized controlled Read More …

Playing the Percentages: Music Preference and Substance Abuse

Posted onSaturday, 23 January 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Mulder J, Ter Bogt TF, Raaijmakers QA, Gabhainn SN, Monshouwer K, Vollebergh WA: A connection between preferences for heavy metal, rap, reggae, electronic dance music, and substance use has previously been established. However, evidence as to Read More …

Music Provides Relaxation to Alzheimers’ Patients

Posted onWednesday, 20 January 2010Saturday, 29 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Kumar AM, Tims F, Cruess DG, Mintzer MJ, Ironson G, Loewenstein D, Cattan R, Fernandez JB, Eisdorfer C, and Kumar M: CONTEXT: Music therapy is known to have healing and relaxing effects. Although these effects appear Read More …

Need More Energy? Try Playing Music!

Posted onSaturday, 16 January 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Lim, HA: This study was designed to measure the level of arousal influenced by 4 different musical experiences classified by task difficulty and to examine the relationship between music-induced arousal level and personality type. Participants included Read More …

What’s Wrong with Classical Music?

Posted onWednesday, 13 January 2010Sunday, 23 August 2015AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a paper by John Sloboda (pdf file): The traditions and forms of the academy are, despite what some apologists claim, inaccessible to most people. Their inaccessibility is of two sorts. First, they do not reflect to most people the Read More …

Problem Music Correlates with Problem Behaviours

Posted onSaturday, 9 January 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Adrian C.North and David J. Hargreaves [pdf file]: There is abundant correlational evidence linking a preference for forms of “problem music” such as rock and rap with various problem behaviours among young people, such as suicide, Read More …

Is your New Year’s Resolution Better Health? Try Classical Music!

Posted onWednesday, 6 January 2010Thursday, 13 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From an article by Adrian North and David Hargreaves: Arguably the largest single body of literature concerns the impact of music on chronic pain, pain experienced during and after treatment, and pain experienced specifically by cancer patients and those undergoing Read More …

Month: January 2010

Hate Colonoscopies? Music May Make It Better

Classical Music Goes Straight to the Heart

Playing the Percentages: Music Preference and Substance Abuse

Music Provides Relaxation to Alzheimers’ Patients

Need More Energy? Try Playing Music!

Problem Music Correlates with Problem Behaviours

Is your New Year’s Resolution Better Health? Try Classical Music!

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