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Music And Surgery: Listen To Reduce Pain And Speed Up Recovery
Kathleen Lees
First Posted: Aug 13, 2015 11:30 AM EDT
At the beginning of the week, a study was released regarding music and the treatment of epilepsy. Now, a new study suggests that music could also help patients recover from surgery more quickly.
New findings published in The Lancet suggest that listening to music before, during and after a surgical procedure could help some experience less pain and anxiety than those who did not listen to music.
In this recent study, a team of UK researchers from Brunel University and Queen Mary University of London analyzed 72 randomized controlled trials that involved close to 7,000 patients undergoing surgery. During the trials, researchers looked at how music might affect patients postoperative recovery by delving into how music affected the pain and anxiety of those following surgical procedures--particularly if it affected their need for pain medication and their length of stay in the hospital.
Findings revealed that patients who listened to music reported less pain and anxiety following surgery. More specifically, they were less likely to need pain medication than those who did not listen to music. However, the study results showed no significant impact on patients' length of hospital stay and whether or not they listened to music.
Researchers noted that patients who listened to music before, after or even during surgery all benefited to some extent, with the greatest benefit coming to those who listened to music before surgery began.
A study released in March of this year in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery also revealed that music helped to calm cats who were being spayed. While under anesthesia, the cats were played classical music, which helped slow their heart rates and their pupil size--indicating a more relaxed state.
"More than 51 million operations are performed every year in the USA and around 4.6 million in England," lead study author Dr Catherine Meads from Brunel University, said in a news release. "Music is a non-invasive, safe, cheap intervention that should be available to everyone undergoing surgery. Patients should be allowed to choose the type of music they would like to hear to maximise the benefit to their wellbeing. However, care needs to be taken that music does not interfere with the medical team's communication."
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First Posted: Aug 13, 2015 11:30 AM EDT
At the beginning of the week, a study was released regarding music and the treatment of epilepsy. Now, a new study suggests that music could also help patients recover from surgery more quickly.
New findings published in The Lancet suggest that listening to music before, during and after a surgical procedure could help some experience less pain and anxiety than those who did not listen to music.
In this recent study, a team of UK researchers from Brunel University and Queen Mary University of London analyzed 72 randomized controlled trials that involved close to 7,000 patients undergoing surgery. During the trials, researchers looked at how music might affect patients postoperative recovery by delving into how music affected the pain and anxiety of those following surgical procedures--particularly if it affected their need for pain medication and their length of stay in the hospital.
Findings revealed that patients who listened to music reported less pain and anxiety following surgery. More specifically, they were less likely to need pain medication than those who did not listen to music. However, the study results showed no significant impact on patients' length of hospital stay and whether or not they listened to music.
Researchers noted that patients who listened to music before, after or even during surgery all benefited to some extent, with the greatest benefit coming to those who listened to music before surgery began.
A study released in March of this year in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery also revealed that music helped to calm cats who were being spayed. While under anesthesia, the cats were played classical music, which helped slow their heart rates and their pupil size--indicating a more relaxed state.
"More than 51 million operations are performed every year in the USA and around 4.6 million in England," lead study author Dr Catherine Meads from Brunel University, said in a news release. "Music is a non-invasive, safe, cheap intervention that should be available to everyone undergoing surgery. Patients should be allowed to choose the type of music they would like to hear to maximise the benefit to their wellbeing. However, care needs to be taken that music does not interfere with the medical team's communication."
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For more great science stories and general news, please visit our sister site, Headlines and Global News (HNGN).
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone