Patients Could Recover Faster Post-Operation If They've Got IPods Filled With Music

Apple iPods loaded with patients' favourite music could help them recover from operations faster.

A trial will be conducted to test the theory that patients allowed to listen to music feel less pain, need less medication and leave hospital sooner after surgery, reports the Daily Express.

Depression or Pain can be Eased With Music Therapy
A new study has revealed that patients suffering from pain or depression can be prescribed specific kinds of music to help alleviate their symptoms.

The trial would involve about 120 patients at Barts and The London NHS Trust, and be run by The Public Engagement Foundation charity.

If approved, the first to benefit will be new mothers, who will be exposed to music before and after they give birth, and those admitted for orthopaedic operations such as hip and knee replacements.

They will be monitored to see how music affects their anxiety levels, blood pressure and heart rate compared to those who don't listen to music.

Patients in Jamnagar Provided Music Therapy
An unconventional method of playing therapeutic music at bedsides of the patients for their speedy recovery and rehabilitation has been adopted by a government hospital in Jamnagar.

Although it is thought that the best music to use depends on each patient's personal taste, the research will be used to create an original piece of music designed to have the most therapeutic effect.

Source-ANI

Music Therapy on Wheels for Paediatric Patients
A new mobile tool to deliver music therapy, and help paediatric patients cope with the fear, isolation and pain associated with being in the hospital has been developed by scientists.

New 'Music Therapy on Wheels' for Pediatric Patients in Hospitals
Scientists have brought forth a new mobile tool to deliver music therapy, and help paediatric patients cope with the fear, isolation and pain associated with being in the hospital.