Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been a hot topic for the past few years in music therapy. If you have heard of EBP but don’t know exactly what it means, this post will give you the basics. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Affect Change in Older Adults with Dementia
Music therapists who work with older adults will often notice a change in affect and interest with music stimuli. A recent study compared music to 25 other forms of stimuli including social interaction, work, or reading. Continue reading
Post-Stroke Music Assist: What’s Happening in the Brain?
There have been several studies that have looked at the use of “music supported” therapy in the treatment of adults who have had a stroke (see Altenmüller et al. 2009 and Schneider et al. 2007). A recent study investigated cortical changes with music supported therapy. Continue reading
MT for Pain in Post-Op Care
Music has long been used as an intervention in the treatment of persons with cancer (see previous blog post). A new study looked specifically at the use of music to reduce pain in women who underwent a radical mastectomy. Continue reading