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Now in the Recovery Room, Music for Hearts to Heal By
At the Cardiac Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in Morristown , N.J. , there is a four week study determining whether or not music can aid in post operative recovery. Two hours every day, Alix Weisz, moves from room to room playing her harp. Weisz has received nothing but positive reactions from both patients and staff members, as shown by Thomas Kroncke. During recovery from an aortic valve replacement he said, “You really didn’t notice the hustle and bustle. I felt if I could just be feeling this calm and relaxed this soon after surgery, things are only going to get better.” New York Times,
August 29, 2006
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Music Therapy Helps Special Needs Students, Seniors
Susan Herrick, music therapist, brings music into the lives of children with special needs, including cerebral palsy and autism. Herrick aims at helping her patients in areas of self-esteem, social skills, respect, and even sharing through the use of music. Herrick said, “[The children] are learning, but it’s coming in the back door. There’s a reward that’s immediate. That’s the power and the magic of music therapy.” Along with children, Herrick also helps senior citizens. Courier Post Online, August 29, 2006
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Bringing the Arts to Healing
The Art of Healing project, started in Santa Clarita , California , takes a unique look at promoting healing. The project brings together local artists and elementary school children from surrounding schools to display their artwork in the hospital. The artwork will be rotated throughout the hospital, with a new school district featured each time. Gloria Locke, co-director of SCV Arts said, “We wanted to be part of the healing process. This art is not for decoration. It’s not to match a sofa. Every single piece of work there was chosen specifically knowing that it could help save a life.” The Signal, August 26, 2006
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Cancer is Not Just a Disease
Heather Warrick has struggled with cancer since the age of 24 and has turned to art to help her though her struggles. She is showing her artwork in a show entitles “A Journey of Healing, Expressions of Those Touched by Cancer,” put together by the American Cancer Society, where she currently works. Nancy Couleter, president of the SCV Unit of the ACS, and Warrick’s caregiver said, “A cancer diagnosis can make a terrible impact, but art can be a kind of positive energy can make a big impact.”
The Signal, August 22, 2006
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Art Therapy: Sculpting a Healthy Life
Pauline Cabello has suffered through lupus, polio, and heart and kidney transplants beginning at 8 months old. To help her through her pain, Cabello uses art in all mediums as a form of therapy. Cabello said, “I just get so involved with it. If I didn’t have my art and my grandkids to get my mind off the medical problems, I’m afraid to think of what I would be doing with my time.” InsaidBayArea.com, August 19, 2006
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Survivor, 17, Honored by Kids’ Cancer Camp
Tiffani Lee, a 17 year old senior at Western Boone High School has been in remission for five years. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at age 9, relapsing, and finally going into remission, Lee still has the art projects she made in the hospital through the art therapy program. Because of the program, she wants to study to become a music therapist. “I would be helping the kids the way the nurses helped me,” said Lee.
IndyStar.com, August 14, 2006
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Could Music Help Make Painkillers More Effective?
The Cochrane Review of Evidence-Based Healthcare concluded from 51 studies that had patients use music, that they who have had some exposure to music benefited greatly. They found that patients experienced a reduction in pain, in turn causing a reduction in doses of painkillers. Patients also reported a reduction in stress and depression levels.
ABC 7 Eyewitness News, August 14, 2006
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Music Therapy to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Since various studies have already indicated that music therapy can help patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease more effectively then physical therapy, Dr. Ron Tintner, a neurologist at Methodist NI, is researching which rhythms work better for which patients. He hopes to one day create a music device specific to each Parkinson’s patient’s requests.
NewsTarget.com, July 25, 2006
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Music to Patients’ Ears
Chennai’s Apollo Hospital has the only program in India that uses music therapy consistently over a 15-month period. Research has shown that music can be used in many different ways, from acting as a therapy tool for pregnant women, to treating high blood pressure. Subhash Kasarle, who has been diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol listens to music 15 minutes every day and testifies to positive effect it has on his condition. Rustomjee, July 22, 2006
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This new email newsletter keeps you current on relevant and recent press on the arts in healthcare field from around the country and the globe.
For more news, look to the articles on our website. Let us know what you think, by sending us feedback.
Support the Society
Join our community of members
Change Subscription
Society for the Arts in Healthcare
2437 15th St. NWWashington, DC 20009
Telephone: 202-299-9770Fax: 202-299-9887
Now in the Recovery Room, Music for Hearts to Heal By
At the Cardiac Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in Morristown , N.J. , there is a four week study determining whether or not music can aid in post operative recovery. Two hours every day, Alix Weisz, moves from room to room playing her harp. Weisz has received nothing but positive reactions from both patients and staff members, as shown by Thomas Kroncke. During recovery from an aortic valve replacement he said, “You really didn’t notice the hustle and bustle. I felt if I could just be feeling this calm and relaxed this soon after surgery, things are only going to get better.” New York Times,
August 29, 2006
MORE>
Music Therapy Helps Special Needs Students, Seniors
Susan Herrick, music therapist, brings music into the lives of children with special needs, including cerebral palsy and autism. Herrick aims at helping her patients in areas of self-esteem, social skills, respect, and even sharing through the use of music. Herrick said, “[The children] are learning, but it’s coming in the back door. There’s a reward that’s immediate. That’s the power and the magic of music therapy.” Along with children, Herrick also helps senior citizens. Courier Post Online, August 29, 2006
MORE>
Bringing the Arts to Healing
The Art of Healing project, started in Santa Clarita , California , takes a unique look at promoting healing. The project brings together local artists and elementary school children from surrounding schools to display their artwork in the hospital. The artwork will be rotated throughout the hospital, with a new school district featured each time. Gloria Locke, co-director of SCV Arts said, “We wanted to be part of the healing process. This art is not for decoration. It’s not to match a sofa. Every single piece of work there was chosen specifically knowing that it could help save a life.” The Signal, August 26, 2006
MORE>
Cancer is Not Just a Disease
Heather Warrick has struggled with cancer since the age of 24 and has turned to art to help her though her struggles. She is showing her artwork in a show entitles “A Journey of Healing, Expressions of Those Touched by Cancer,” put together by the American Cancer Society, where she currently works. Nancy Couleter, president of the SCV Unit of the ACS, and Warrick’s caregiver said, “A cancer diagnosis can make a terrible impact, but art can be a kind of positive energy can make a big impact.”
The Signal, August 22, 2006
MORE>
Art Therapy: Sculpting a Healthy Life
Pauline Cabello has suffered through lupus, polio, and heart and kidney transplants beginning at 8 months old. To help her through her pain, Cabello uses art in all mediums as a form of therapy. Cabello said, “I just get so involved with it. If I didn’t have my art and my grandkids to get my mind off the medical problems, I’m afraid to think of what I would be doing with my time.” InsaidBayArea.com, August 19, 2006
MORE>
Survivor, 17, Honored by Kids’ Cancer Camp
Tiffani Lee, a 17 year old senior at Western Boone High School has been in remission for five years. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at age 9, relapsing, and finally going into remission, Lee still has the art projects she made in the hospital through the art therapy program. Because of the program, she wants to study to become a music therapist. “I would be helping the kids the way the nurses helped me,” said Lee.
IndyStar.com, August 14, 2006
MORE>
Could Music Help Make Painkillers More Effective?
The Cochrane Review of Evidence-Based Healthcare concluded from 51 studies that had patients use music, that they who have had some exposure to music benefited greatly. They found that patients experienced a reduction in pain, in turn causing a reduction in doses of painkillers. Patients also reported a reduction in stress and depression levels.
ABC 7 Eyewitness News, August 14, 2006
MORE>
Music Therapy to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Since various studies have already indicated that music therapy can help patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease more effectively then physical therapy, Dr. Ron Tintner, a neurologist at Methodist NI, is researching which rhythms work better for which patients. He hopes to one day create a music device specific to each Parkinson’s patient’s requests.
NewsTarget.com, July 25, 2006
MORE>
Music to Patients’ Ears
Chennai’s Apollo Hospital has the only program in India that uses music therapy consistently over a 15-month period. Research has shown that music can be used in many different ways, from acting as a therapy tool for pregnant women, to treating high blood pressure. Subhash Kasarle, who has been diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol listens to music 15 minutes every day and testifies to positive effect it has on his condition. Rustomjee, July 22, 2006
MORE>
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