The analgesic effect of music is increasingly recognised as an adjuvant therapy alongside more traditional forms of pain relief, particularly for chronic pain (i.e., pain lasting more than 12 weeks).

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Many studies have demonstrated that music-based interventions—such as listening to music—can help reduce pain from a variety of conditions like cancer or osteoarthritis, but researchers still do not ...

A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that music therapy interventions involving singing, active instrument play, and relaxation/imagery may be more effective for reducing ...

Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a McGill University research team has discovered. This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient's ...

The soothing tones of a classical lullaby may help to relieve the pain newborns can feel from routine medical procedures. The mellifluous method could be a beneficial addition to other pain-easing ...

Listening to music, a practice spanning centuries for its potential to alleviate pain, has recently been examined by Canadian researchers to pinpoint which elements of this experience contribute to ...

As part of a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health project to broaden the understanding and use of music-based interventions for pain management, Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health ...

Music is often described as the medicine of the soul. Research has corroborated this idea and has actually shown that music can help people deal with pain. For example, a study showed that music is an ...

A scientific review of 57 studies finds that music may do more than distract from pain; it might change the way the brain ...