Music therapy- An interesting science to subdue health disorders
Music therapy- is an age old therapy that relieves the mind from stress and gives a sense of realization. Music is one of the soothing agents which helps in alleviating the stress level and gives a healthy body. Various researches have been done on this immemorial method which has profound effect on health and psyche.
Therapeutic agents are practicing this profound therapy to treat numerous severe ailments along with the mental disorders. Hospitals are showing interest to acknowledge and practice music therapy which helps to cure with pain management, to ward off depression, to get calm sleep, to propagate movement and to ease other tensions.
A form of yoga
There is no doubt that music can do wonder to improve the psyche and mental health of a person. It is not a session where music is heard to cure rather a kind of yoga that uses sonorous sounds which responds with human mind and awakens the inner strength to an extent of self realization. The melody of music soothes and relaxes the mind when different 'ragas' are being heard and they are found to be very effective.
The effect of music therapy can be slow or immediate depending upon the intensity of disease and number of factors such as mental condition, surroundings and music type. Selecting a type of music is an important factor for the patients to give the desired effect.
How it can be performed
Indian music therapy is different from other countries music therapy as they might use normal music. However, Indian therapist takes up the real classical music to treat people to come out of the serious state.
Indian music including raga jogia, raga bhairavi, malhar, and darbari these all were considered to be royal classical music that used to soothes ear in earlier times. But as if now it no longer soothes ears but the whole body in the form of therapy.
In this therapy the mental state of every patient is known in the first place including biography, zodiac signs, habits etc and accordingly therapy is prescribed.
Indian classical ragas are classified according to the time period of the day and doctors too prescribe their patients to hear the ragas in particular manner only. For instance hyperactive patients are preferred to hear morning ragas only and it include Raga Jogiya, Bhairavi, Todi, Bilash todi and Lalit etc.
'Time period at which patients can listen to the music is also prescribed by the therapist'' adds a doctor. Music is said to have exceptional effect on mind and is used to treat infertility and autism.
Other activities used in international music therapy are singing, instrument playing, hearing different types of music, composing songs etc.
Effects of music therapy
The effectiveness of this sagacious therapy has been seen on both body and mind. It works in most certainly manner to treat severe ailments and probably with no side effects. Here are enumerated some effects of music therapy:
Anti-depressant
When music waves are penetrated deep into the mind it usually stimulates the brain waves to resonate with the sync of beat. With the help of music beats, the mind begins to concentrate sharply and promotes the sound sleep. Music brings long lasting effect on the mind and researches have shown that music shifts the mind's speed more easily.
Breathing and cardiac
As the brain waves starts stimulating with ease of music beats the other body parts do get charged and researches have seen the positive affects on heart and breathing. It easily acts on slow heart rate and breathing in order to counteract with the damaging effects of chronic stress.
Promotes health
Health is greatly affected by music therapy as today many therapeutic agencies and hospitals are offering their services in music therapy to relieve people from influences of depression, stress, calming mental state, bringing positive state of mind and help in keeping anxiety at bay. In overall improves health by reducing the stress level and engaging people's mind in other works.
Therefore it can be surprising that severe ailments can be cured with music therapy. Today its popularity is increasing everywhere on the globe to treat even the threatening diseases. People can choose their own music to combat troubles which will ultimately calm you down and positively effecting overall health.
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