Many of us have probably seen news headlines in the past week announcing that “music therapy may ease anxiety” or “music may help” patient with cancer. These headlines are referring to the newly published Cochrane Review that looked at music therapy for outcomes in patients with cancer. Continue reading
Author Archives: Blythe
MT for Depression: A RCT
Music therapy clinicians who work with persons who have depression may be interested in a new study that showed statistically significant changes with music therapy intervention. Continue reading
April and May Update
I’ve been a bit of a hiatus as of late, but now its time to update you on a few research studies that have been published the last few months. For today’s post lets look at the use of MIT for Apraxia and a new study on NICU-MT. Continue reading
Japan Disaster Relief
We all saw images of the terrible tragedy that struck Japan last month. Click on this post to learn how you can support relief efforts for music therapists who were affected by the disaster. Continue reading
Sensory and ASD
In the process of writing a grant application for a music therapy research project focused on ASD, I have been reading a lot of current research. Something that has been more prevalent in the research over the past two years is a consideration of sensory needs in ASD (see Kwakye et al., 2011 or Marco et al., 2011 to read about sensory and autism). Within this literature I found two articles investigating sensory supports for children with ASD. Continue reading
Should We Challenge Our Ideas About ASD?
A recent article challenges us to take a different look at autism – to consider that the typical approach may not be the only or the most effective approach in treating children who have an ASD. This week we’ll consider this perspective and look at a few non-music research studies that challenge how we typically think of ASD. Continue reading
Music Listening for Pain and Anxiety Pre and Post Surgery
Surgery can be an anxiety and painful experience. One way to manage pain and anxiety is music listening. A new research study demonstrated some positive effects of music on pre- and post-surgery anxiety and pain. Continue reading
MT for Children with CP: Study of Patterned Sensory Enhancement
One of the movements that can be worked on in the music therapy session is the sit-to-stand. This movement not only involves a large amount of muscular control, but also involves balance, making it difficult for persons who have motor impairments. This week we will look at a study of Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE) for the loaded sit-to-stand movement in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Continue reading
Kick-off for 2011: MT for Gait in Persons with MS
MTRB is back from winter break and ready to share some of the latest research in music therapy. Lets begin with a study on Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for persons who have Multiple Sclerosis… Continue reading
New Articles on MT for Agitation in Persons with Dementia
Agitation is a major issue for older adults with dementia. Older adults who have dementia with agitation often need more support services in order to ensure their safety. Two recent studies indicated that music therapy services may reduce the amount of agitation in older adults with dementia. Continue reading