Music: a positive approach for improving health

Music therapy is considered to be the best form of therapy that helps in healing various ailments. Music Therapy is the prescribed use of music and music related techniques to assist and motivate a person towards specific, nonmusical goals. Music therapists use their training to effect changes in the cognitive, physical, communication, social, and emotional skills. Music therapy use the activities of music that is being used to modify ineffective learning patterns, help to promote emotional, mental, social and physical growth and to develop non-musical goals. Music Therapy works as a creative, flexible and sometimes spontaneous means of utilizing the appeal of music to help people of all ages and abilities. Music Therapy is an established health care profession that uses music and "techniques" in order to address physical, psychological, cognitive and social behavioral patterns. Music Therapy can positively affect children and adults alike. Music Therapy can make the difference between isolation and interaction and has been proven in situations such as: Depression, anger, pain, stress, grief, time management, motivation, growth, change, improving communication

Dr. Julie Trudeau invites you to put on some digital music, as you sit back listening to its soothing strains, feel its vibrations course down nerve cords, and let the unwinding of mind and body begin!