Music and Healing

There is no doubt that creating music and listening to music has many beneficial and positive effects to a person's well-being. Here are several articles written by fellow About.Com guides on the healing effects of music.

• Can't Sleep? Try listening to some music - From our guide to Sleep Disorders, this article explores the positive effects of music on people who are having trouble sleeping or have irregular sleeping habits.

• The Music of your Dreams - Another great article from our Sleep Disorders guide tackling the different genres of music and how it affects us.

• The Healing Sound of Music - This article from our Holistic Healing website enumerates several instances when music was used to heal patients with serious illnesses.

• Listening to Music Can Reduce Chronic Pain and Depression - As the title implies, this article from our Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome guide discusses a study which came out on the Journal of Advanced Nursing .

• Music Therapy Eases Arthritis Pain - A blog post from our Arthritis guide with various links on how music can be used to ease arthritis pain.

• Music and Your Body - From our Stress Management guide, discusses how music affects us and how music therapy is used to promote health.