Very soon I will have my third offering available, a video lecture for expecting parents titled The Purposeful Use of Music From Pregnancy Through Toddlerhood (including Labor and Delivery). The main thrust of this information will be to support moms (and dads) as they put together their own music listening playlists or CDs to support rhythmic breathing, act as a positive diversion from pain and stress, etc., to be used during labor and delivery.
For this weeks post I want to continue explaining, one by one, the 14 music research areas introduced in part one. I refer to this information piece often and address
it's content specifically in the upcoming video lecture The Purposeful Use of
Music From Pregnancy Through Toddlerhood...
So lets continue with #s 7, 8, and 9!!!
David
Putano, HPMT, MT-BC
Music
Therapist – Board Certified
email: vol@bex.net
www.musicfromthestart.com
RELATED
MUSIC RESEARCH AREAS
Music
has been clinically proven to:
Similar to the music research on stress, after individuals listened to personally chosen, preferred music, the above mentioned enzymes that boost immune response were produced and measured.
8. AID IN TISSUE REGENERATION
(repair)
This research, called "cymatics" or the science of sound and vibrational healing, was first conducted by Hans Jenny, a Swiss physician and natural scientist. Simply explained, he found that when a powdery substance spread on a taught, rubber membrane was subjected to sound (vibrations) it vibrated into tissue like, cellular like structures. Therapy apparatus' have since been developed, using sound, for ligament and tissue repair. ***See this article about cymatics.
9. AID IN SURGERY SETTINGS BY:
DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF ANESTHESIA NEEDED; DECREASING BLEEDING AND
SPEEDING UP RECOVERY TIME
First, referring back to #3, i.e., "music has been clinically proven to - increase the positive effects of medications.." for medication to benefit us it has to be properly absorbed. And for absorption to be maximized it has to stay in our system and/or gut the longest amount of time possible. So, when we can be more relaxed, medications will stay in our system longer. When meds stay in our system longer more will be absorbed. When more is readily absorbed they become more effective. When they are more effective less medication is required. When less medication is given side effects are minimized and recovery time is sped up. It doesn't matter what we do to relax, but music is a great way to do it.
Decreased bleeding occurs when an individual relaxes. For example, a relaxation response causes decreased heart rate therefore decreased bleeding.
In upcoming posts I will continue explaining the research
items listed on the MT Research Sheet located in the Resource Center, lower left of the home page, at musicfromthestart.com.
My
prescription this week??? Again, grab the free
download of "Lyrical Imagery" or “High 5” and listen to your
favorite music and enjoy!!!!
AND!!!! Please share with others, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter ... Thanks, David P.
Hi. My name Jackie Coleman. In 1994 I conducted a research study on the effects of male/female singing/speaking voices on premature infants for my Masters: (please see) 1)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLR7Ak0Dh8&feature=plcp 2) http://www.barcelonapublishers.com/IJAM/IJAM_VOL5_NO2.pdf 3) http://www.enfamil.com/app/iwp/enf10/content.do?csred=1&r=3538790022&iwpst=B2C&id=%2fConsumer_Home3%2fPremature3%2fPremature_Articles%2fmusic_therapy&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&dm=enf&Failed_Page=%2fiwp%2fenf10%2fcontent.do&ls=0&BV_UseBVCookie=no&ls=9 4) http://search.lib.byu.edu/byu/id:byu_unicorn2031303 & 5) http://search.lib.byu.edu/byu/id:byu_unicorn1492527. We looked at 40 minutes of intervention for 4 consecutive days. The study was very positive in helping infants thrive through music intervention (more relaxed state in heart and behavioral state, greater oxygen saturation, better weight gain, more caloric intake, earlier leave from hospital by nearly 3 days, etc.). I can only imagine how longer time periods and more days of music in the NICU would help. The Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, where we conducted the study, restructured its whole unit based on the results we saw for better sound control on the environment. I have the entire study on videotape if ever it needed to be revisited. My main interest in studying the male and female voices stemmed from: 1) wanting to bring couples closer together in care of their infants 2) help males feel more involvement in the nurturing process of infants and 3) bring a new twist into the research (which had never looked at the male voice before, only the female). The study showed the premature infants responded equally to both male and female voices, but the music helped soothe the babies while the speaking aroused them into a more alert state.
I am writing specifically to inform as many as possible about the benefits of this research. I would love any leads into disseminating the data to more hospitals (NICU’s) and parents so it can be useful to many more people ~ as many as possible. For your information, we created a CD of lullabies featuring males and females singing some of the same lullabies used in the study (with light instrumental accompaniment and lyrics so parents and other caregivers can sing along). The lullabies are designed for all young children up to age 8. They can be purchased here on i-tunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-babies-helps-baby-sleep/id403, through certain online stores, or by contacting me. If you or your unit is interested in finding out more about the research or the lullaby recordings, please contact me. I am also interested in donating music to international neonatal organizations where it could be of benefit to struggling countries.
Thank you so much!
Sincerely, Jackie Coleman
jackiec6@mac.com