Science is now verifying empirically what the Bible has long ago stated in anecdotes. Some of you may recall the story of how David used music to calm the beast in King Saul who wanted to kill him.
Intrinsic in the Civil Rights movement was the use of freedom songs that help bind the protestors together. It gave believers hope that the status quo would change and reflect the true meaning of America’s Constitution and its Judeo-Christian principals upon which this country was founded. It also inspired hope that the descendants of slaves, freedom fighters and those who had fought in America’s wars would be free in the land of their birth and have the same rights and privileges of any other American regardless of their race, color, national origin, or gender.
I want to share with you an article from About.com that scientifically confirms how the use of music can be used to overcome pain, depression, disability and increased the participants’ feelings of power:
Listening to Music Can Reduce Chronic Pain and Depression
From About.com
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Kate Grossman,MD.
A study published in the June 2006 issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that listening to music daily reduced chronic pain, made people feel more in control of their pain, reduced depression, and made people feel less disabled by their condition.
How the Study Worked
Researchers conducted a controlled clinical trial with 60 people who were recruited from pain and chiropractic clinics in Ohio. Participants had been suffering from a range of painful conditions (including osteoarthritis, disc problems and rheumatoid arthritis) for an average of six and a half years.
•Participants were divided into three groups of 20.
•Two of the groups listened to music on a headset for an hour a day.
•The third group did not listen to music and served as the control group.
•All three groups kept a pain diary.
•The first music group chose their favorite music to listen to. Choices included pop, rock, slow, melodious and nature sounds.
•The second music group was given relaxing music selected by the researchers.
Before the study began, the participants reported their average pain to be just under six on a zero to ten scale, with their worst pain exceeding nine. Ninety percent experienced pain in more than one part of their body and 95 percent said their pain was continuous.
Results of the Study
•The music groups reported a 12 to 21 percent reduction in pain. The control group reported that their pain had increased by one to two percent.
•The music groups reported 19 to 25 percent less depression than the control group.
•The music groups reported feeling nine to 18 percent less disabled than the control group.
•The music groups felt they had five to eight percent more power over their pain than the control group.
In a press release from the Journal of Advanced Nursing, Dr. Sandra L. Siedlecki, nurse researcher at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, stated, “Our results show that listening to music had a statistically significant effect on the two experimental groups, reducing pain, depression and disability and increasing feelings of power. There were some small differences between the two music groups, but they both showed consistent improvements in each category when compared to the control group.
“Non-malignant pain remains a major health problem and sufferers continue to report high levels of unrelieved pain despite using medication. So anything that can provide relief is to be welcomed.”
Co-author Professor Marion Good from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio added, “Listening to music has already been shown to promote a number of positive benefits and this research adds to the growing body of evidence that it has an important role to play in modern healthcare”
Sources:
Siedlecki, Sandra L. and Good, Marion. “Effect of music on power, pain, depression and disability.” Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 54.5. June, 2006: 553-562. Journal of Advanced Nursing Press Release, 5/24/06 This About.com page has been optimized for print. To view this page in its original form, please visit: http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/research/a/musicstudy.htm. ©2007 About.com, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.
Why don’t you start off your weekend by reaping the benefits of listening to this relaxing music by Wintley Phipps entitled, "Amazing Grace History/"Amazing Grace". Remember you have the power within you to be a Winner at life!
Stay Blessed!
Joyce
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