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♪ I have come this far ♪ (repeating)
♪ Sometimes easy, sometimes hard, I have come this far ♪
♪ I have come this far ♪ (repeating)
♪ Sometimes easy, sometimes hard... ♪
Well, in the settings that we currently work, we provide music therapy for individuals at bedside as well as group support.
And with our individuals, we get referrals for patients that have pain management issues, anxiety, depression, long hospital stays
and music provides an opportunity for expression, which is really needed for the cancer patient
as well as an opportunity to work on their relaxation and coping skills, and we provide many opportunities for that.
We've found that with just 20 7 minute sessions, from our data, that patients have reduction of pain and many times they'll fall asleep
And that is huge and that's a really great, positive outcome for us. The other thing we've found is that patients have anxiety
and if we can't control their anxiety then they can't control their pain and we use guided imagery, with music
music making, and a variety of relaxation coping strategies such as toning, humming, and visiting with the therapist to help in that process.
Music therapy is really important for the overall hospital experience.
I know that many hospital administrators are concerned about, and really want to look at patient satisfaction
and we know that patient satisfaction comes from a patient being comfortable and trusting the experience
but also having their pain management and some of the other physiological factors controlled
and so we find, with our information that we gather, which is all subjective, but when you gather enough of it over a period of time
we find that the consensus is that music therapy really brings a good experience to the patient in the hospital setting
and more importantly is that they can take some of those skills and coping strategies home and use that on an ongoing basis post-discharge.
♪ Let it go into the drum, let it go into the drum, let it go into the rhythm ♪