Music therapy can be beneficial for a number of people and different physical and mental health challenges. Here are the types, how it can help and more.

Stimulating activities, such as memory games, gentle physical exercises, and music therapy, can help a person with Alzheimer’s maintain cognitive function and potentially delay the progression ...

Music has long been more than entertainment. For thousands of years, it’s played a powerful role in healing. Ancient shamans used rhythm and sound to fight illness. Today, nurse practitioners bring ...

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Art and music therapy enhance the mental and emotional well-being of the elderly by alleviating isolation, reducing anxiety, ...

Research has suggested that music therapy may have a role to play in the follow-up therapy after having a stroke.

Formal music therapy encompasses a range of activities, from listening to soothing background music to doing attention-demanding exercises, Pascual-Leone says. And it works because music connects ...

Music therapy plus standard analgesia vs standard care alone reduced pain and anxiety in patients with nontrauma-related pain in the emergency department.

This type of therapy uses art, music, and other creative outlets to help you process emotions or memories. Learn how it works and what you can expect.

Music therapy’s approach to bettering the quality of life for older adults makes it a viable tool for treating depression. For older adults, isolation greatly impacts their mental health.

Shawn Mendes' foundation has launched the music therapy/education program 'Wonder of Music' at at Toronto hospital with a $1 million donation.