Listening to music eases pain for many: survey

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Listening to music eases pain for many: survey - FRANCE 24

AFP - More than 40 percent of people say listening to music can help alleviate pain, with songs by Elton John, Robbie Williams and Simon and Garfunkel among the favourites, a new British survey out Thursday said.
Music seems to have an even bigger impact for younger people, with two-thirds those questioned aged 16 to 24 claiming it helps them manage pain, according to the study by Lloyds Pharmacy group.
Pop music is the most popular genre for sufferers, helping to alleviate pain for 21 percent of people, followed by classical 17 at percent and then rock or indie at 16 percent.
The company is currently trying out the use of music within the pain relief service it provides.
The survey found that the top five most helpful songs selected by people living with persistent pain are:
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
2. Angels (Robbie Williams)
3. Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)
4. Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
5. Easy (The Commodores)
An estimated 10 million people in Britain experience some pain most days, Lloyds Pharmacy said.
The company based its research on responses from over 1,500 people living with persistent pain.
"There are lots of different ways of managing pain, not only with medicines but also with lifestyle changes such as moderate exercise and relaxation," said Andrew Mawhinney, a Lloyds Pharmacy pharmacist and pain expert.
"After speaking to many people who are living with pain, we were interested to learn just how many found music beneficial".
David Bradshaw, a Research Assistant Professor at The University of Utah Pain Management Center said: "People in pain should try to find some activity to get fully engaged in.
"Listening to favourite music is excellent for that because it can involve both thoughts and feelings."
 
I guess bob marley was right!!!
"One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain"
Someone has that in their sig around here.
 
I would agree wholeheartedly.

I don't think Bob Marley is good material for this thread though, lets just say he had no respect for woman.......
 
Hey Mike. :)

I've been around but not as much as usual - very busy at work mainly. I heard you guys had a blast at RMAF (Bart told me you ran his ass off). I'm really sorry I missed it.
 
The Sandman said:
Hey Mike. :)

I've been around but not as much as usual - very busy at work mainly. I heard you guys had a blast at RMAF (Bart told me you ran his ass off). I'm really sorry I missed it.
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Yes. I was a man on a mission. The old guy kept wanting to head back to his room for a nap. I wouldn't let him. We had breakfast appointments followed by all day at the show, followed by dinner appointments, followed by after hour invites. We were both pooped by Sunday night! But we had an absolute blast. Next year you can hopefully join us.
 
joeinid said:
Listening to music eases pain for many: survey - FRANCE 24

AFP - More than 40 percent of people say listening to music can help alleviate pain, with songs by Elton John, Robbie Williams and Simon and Garfunkel among the favourites, a new British survey out Thursday said.
Music seems to have an even bigger impact for younger people, with two-thirds those questioned aged 16 to 24 claiming it helps them manage pain, according to the study by Lloyds Pharmacy group.
Pop music is the most popular genre for sufferers, helping to alleviate pain for 21 percent of people, followed by classical 17 at percent and then rock or indie at 16 percent.
The company is currently trying out the use of music within the pain relief service it provides.
The survey found that the top five most helpful songs selected by people living with persistent pain are:
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
2. Angels (Robbie Williams)
3. Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)
4. Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
5. Easy (The Commodores)
An estimated 10 million people in Britain experience some pain most days, Lloyds Pharmacy said.
The company based its research on responses from over 1,500 people living with persistent pain.
"There are lots of different ways of managing pain, not only with medicines but also with lifestyle changes such as moderate exercise and relaxation," said Andrew Mawhinney, a Lloyds Pharmacy pharmacist and pain expert.
"After speaking to many people who are living with pain, we were interested to learn just how many found music beneficial".
David Bradshaw, a Research Assistant Professor at The University of Utah Pain Management Center said: "People in pain should try to find some activity to get fully engaged in.
"Listening to favourite music is excellent for that because it can involve both thoughts and feelings."
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Yes, I've known this for years. Music is strong medicine. In fact, the ancient peoples from all walks used music to heal and many other things. I use it myself for this purpose and have used it for this purpose in groups.
What they did not mention is while those songs are feel good songs for a lot of people, they are but a tiny few of the songs or music genres that are excellent tools. I have a cabinet full of music that is tuned to healing, meditation, visualization, journeying, mood adjusting, etc. What they also did mention is that music for healing and all these other reasons should be chosen carefully though, especially if making a mix CD or even more important, giving or using it for others. Whether for yourself or others, you want to know frequency sensitivities. Very important, for instance, if one is negatively sensitive to the frequencies of say, a violin, you don't want to use music the is violin heavy. You also don't want abrupt changes, not only in tempo or style, but also in effect such as mood, etc. (I'm fortunate that my time in radio as music director & associate producer made me even more sensitive to this than my training did, so it comes easy to me. The hard part is sewing the pieces of music together initially).
Then there are general dislikes such as if a person hates a particular artist or what have you, including said artist will not be good. This concern is not limiting at all though due to the vast library of music we have available at this time.
~Eric
 
There's also lots of studies on heart patient recovery. I can't link to them because I don't have enough posts yet. But it's easy to find.
 
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