Children and teens have not yet fully developed the skills needed to identify, understand, and cope with stressors. As a result, they may experience unease, emotional distress, or a diminished sense ...

Ray Hart, a 62-year-old stroke survivor, works on singing songs to help recall words and language during a music therapy session at Sentara Fort Norfolk Plaza in Norfolk on May 16, 2024. Kendall ...

Improving cognitive function, mood, behavior and mobility can all be positively impacted by one thing that you might find surprising: music. MusicWorks offers music therapy, which is beneficial to ...

Healing from trauma is a journey that takes time, understanding and sometimes, alternative methods beyond traditional therapy. One powerful and increasingly recognized method is music therapy. For ...

In music therapy, clients play and listen to music as treatment for stress, depression and anxiety. Here’s how it works. By Christina Caron The therapy session begins when Isobell, 17, picks up a ...

Music isn’t just about listening. It’s about participating, too. That idea is the basis on which music therapist Jake Beck of UpBeat Music Therapy leads his practice. On Tuesday morning, the residents ...

When we hear the word "dementia," we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there's another, much rarer form of the disease that strikes far earlier in life—childhood dementia, also known ...

Throughout her 20-year career as a music therapist, Crystal Weaver, the director of music therapy at Maryville University, has worked with hundreds of individuals of all ages. She can recall countless ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Because opioid pain medications carry risks of addiction and other side effects, many hospitals are adopting non-drug treatments like music therapy to improve pain management. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results suggest music has positive effects on mood, anxiety and quality of life for patients and care partners.

Children and teens have not yet fully developed the skills needed to identify, understand, and cope with stressors. As a result, they may experience unease, emotional distress, or a diminished sense ...

Ray Hart’s vocabulary consisted of just one word after his August 2022 stroke. “Yep” was all he could say, said Pamela Jenkins, his caregiver and partner of 24 years. Like many survivors, Hart, 62, ...