CLEVELAND, Ohio – Because opioid pain medications carry risks of addiction and other side effects, many hospitals are adopting non-drug treatments like music therapy to improve pain management. A new ...

CLEVELAND – A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that music therapy interventions involving singing, active instrument play, and relaxation/imagery may be more effective for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Do music therapy and acupuncture help patients manage pain without opioids? University Hospitals will use a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to find out. The grant allows UH to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland-area hospitals and universities are frequently at the forefront of medical studies seeking new ...

St. Rose Dominican, Siena Campus, the baby grand piano in the hospital lobby caught Sachin Reddy's attention. He approached the volunteer services manager and asked if he could play it.

LEHI — Music can mean everything to kids staying at the hospital. At Primary Children's Hospital in Lehi, they understand the power of music therapy in a child's healing journey. The hospital opened a ...

The scene: A hospital room in an intensive care unit. The patient is in bed and on a mechanical ventilator (a machine that helps him breathe) with multiple IV lines connected to him, and various bags ...

Beliefs and practices about music's ability to heal the mind, body, and spirit date back to the Upper Paleolithic period, about 20,000 years ago. Music was widely used by shamans and other healers to ...

PORTSMOUTH — Dozens gathered Saturday for a paradise-themed night to raise money for an organization that supports music therapy at children’s hospitals. The fifth annual Ukulele Groundhog Day Luau ...

Throughout her 20-year career as a music therapist, Crystal Weaver, the director of music therapy at Maryville University, has worked with hundreds of individuals of all ages. She can recall countless ...

“Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.” —Edward Hirsh Rhythm. It is ...