Research is in: Music during Surgery is a great idea!

Research is in:  Music during Surgery is a great idea!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Why use music during surgery?

The concept of using music for pain relief is ancient. People have literally been doing this for thousands of years. The concept of using music during surgery is a little bit newer. For 30 years or more, surgeons have been taking their own music into surgery, but for some reason, no one thought that patients should have their own music. The belief was that the patient was "asleep" and wouldn't even hear it. What they did not understand was that the human body responds to music, even when asleep...not only the body, but also the mind and the spirit. Through the process of "entrainment" the body responds to rhythmic music by synchronizing the heartbeat and breathing to that tempo of speed of the music. The mind also responds to slow, steady, soothing music by relaxing the body. The effect: when the body is relaxed, it requires less anesthesia in order to stay "asleep." Less anesthesia means safer surgery, fewer side-effects and complications and a faster recovery! It's so simple. If you want to try this, click on the link HERE. Best wishes!

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