Some might call it heresy, but I think “Tooth Tunes” qualifies as innovation in the application of music therapy to oral hygene.
Really!
Category Archives: Art, Music, Dance
Evaluating CAM to treat nausea and vomiting in cancer patients
The Oncology Nursing Society has posted a table that summarizes CAM studies on the treatment of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. The studies were published between 1988 and 2005.
Here’s a summary of their findings.
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Using art for health’s sake
When I first graduated from pharmacy school I worked for a short time at Columbus Hospital in Newark, NJ. There was nothing fancy about this hospital except that it had rugs on all the floors and original art hung on the walls. It was unlike anything I had seen in other New Jersey hospitals.
This small private hospital was apparently 30 years ahead of its time.
Quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving anthroposophic care
There’s one hospital in Sweden where anthroposophic medicine is practiced. Here is a study of its effect in 60 women who received conventional breast cancer treatment with and without anthroposophic care.
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The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Complementary Therapies
In 1995, the American Medical Student Association prepared an introductory guide to complementary medicine.
It is available online at no charge. And it’s still the first place to turn for introductory information on everything from art therapy, to osteopathy, chiropractic, chelation therapy, and more.
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Music therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
I am usually disappointed when I read descriptions of music therapy and the job description of a music therapist. For example, The American Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as “clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.”
What does that mean, exactly? I want to know what actually changes when music therapy is included in patient care? To find out, I searched PubMed for all articles on “music therapy” published in 2006. I found two articles that help me understand what to expect, here in post cardiac surgery patients, and here in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The second study is especially clinically relevant.
Music therapy conference
The 2006 annual conference of the American Music Therapy Association will be held in my favorite city, Kansas City, Missouri, at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.
It will cover the latest in music therapy trends and techniques.
The Opening Session begins November 16, 2006. Meetings begin November 14th.
7/10/06 10:56 JR