MAKING MUSIC YOUR MEDICINE Tyanne Mischnick, MMT, MT-BC Board-Certified Music Therapist Music Speaks, LLC September 24, 2019 Music Therapy in Healthcare
MAKING MUSIC YOUR MEDICINE
Tyanne Mischnick, MMT, MT-BCBoard-Certified Music Therapist
Music Speaks, LLC
September 24, 2019
Music Therapy in Healthcare
What do YOU know about music?
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Music TODAY
Nanette Stroebele, John M. de Castro. Listening to music while eating is related to increases in people's food intake and meal duration. Appetite. Volume 47, Issue 3, November 2006, Pages 285-289.
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What is Music Therapy?
An established health profession using music-based interventions to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and emotional needs of children and adults with special needs.
(AMTA, 2019).
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Qualifications of a music therapist
Education
Certification
Continuing Education Requirements
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Research and music therapy
Journal of Music Therapy
Music Therapy Perspectives
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General populations
Patients with cancer
Individuals with neurological diseases or impairments
Woman in labor
Physical challenges(c) Copyright Music Speaks, LLC 2019. All Rights Reserved.
General populations
Children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities.
Behavioral health
End of life
Premature infants(c) Copyright Music Speaks, LLC 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Music therapists also work in…
Hospitals
Clinics
Rehabilitation centers
Assisted living and nursing homes
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What about the music?
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Music and the Brain
What do we have in every daylife?
Structure Rhythm
Predictability
Control
= content(c) Copyright Music Speaks, LLC 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Someone who is in abnormal environment
UN- structured
UN- predictability
NO control
= anxiety(c) Copyright Music Speaks, LLC 2019. All Rights Reserved.
What about the music?
Edwards, J. (2006). Music therapy in the treatment and management of mental disorders. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 23(1), 33–35.
“The findings support a role for music therapy as a structured interaction…. used to participate successfully, manage some of their symptoms, and express feelings relating to their experiences…. ”
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What about the music?
Examples
Rhythm… and crickets?
Sensory elements of music
Sensory
Audio
Tactile
Visual
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Music and the Brain
Altogether = Fireworks
Music Therapy for Specific Goals
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Acute Care
Pain
Distress
Confusion
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Addressing pain
Gate control theory of pain
Refocusing techniques
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Addressing Pain
Fratianne, R.B, Presner, J.D., Houston, M.J., Super, D.M., Yowler, C.J.&
Standley, J.M. (2001). The effect of music – based imagery and musical alternate engagement on the burn debridement process. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 22(1): 47-53
Tan, X., Yowler, C.J., Super, D.M. & Fratianne, R.B. (2010). The efficacy of music therapy protocols for decreasing pain, anxiety, and muscle tension levels during burn dressing changes: a prospective randomized crossover trial. J Burn Care Res., 31(4):590-7
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Addressing ANXIETY
Attention refocus
Iso-rhythmic principle
Techniques for sleeping
Addressing ANXIETY
Use of stimulation to match need
Physical Goals
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Gait (reducing falls)
Core strengthening
Range of motion
Respiration control
Cancer treatment
Treatment during chemotherapy
Effecting immune system
Addressing sense of loss
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Cancer treatment
Standley, J.M. (1992). Clinical applications of music and chemotherapy: The effects on nausea and emesis. Music Therapy Perspectives, 10, 27-35.
Sabo, C.E. & Michael, S.R. (1996). The influence of personal message with music on anxiety and side effects associated with chemotherapy. Cancer Nursing, 19(4), 283-289.
Nunez, M., et al. (2002). Music, immunity, and cancer. Life Sciences, 71(9), 1047-1057.
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Pre-procedures
Iso-rhythmic principle
Progressive muscle relaxation
Imagery guidance
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Pre-procedures
Miluk-Kolasa, B., Matejek, M., & Stupnicki, R. (1996). The effects of music listening on changes in selected physiological parameters in adult pre-surgical patients. Journal of Music Therapy, 33, 208-218.
Robb, S. L., Nichols R. J., Rutan R. L., & Bishop B. L. (1995). The effects of music assisted relaxation on preoperative anxiety. Journal of Music Therapy, 32, 2-21.
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Intra-procedural
MT during colonoscopy:Reduce anxietyReduce need for sedation and
analgesiaIncreases completion rateShortens examination time during
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Intra-procedural
Schiemann, U., Gross, M., Reuter, R., & Kellner, H. (2002). Improved procedure of colonoscopy underaccompanying music therapy. European Journal of Medical Research. 7(3), 131-134.
Smolon, D., Topp, R., & Singer, L. (2002). The effect of self-selected music during colonoscopy of anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure. Applied Nursing Research. 15(3), 126-136.
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Post-Procedure
Reverse iso-rhythmic principle
Immune system improvement
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Effects on Immune System
Music Therapy reduces cortisol in healthy adults.McKinney, C. H., Antoni, M. H., Kumar, M., Tims, F. C.,
& McCabe, P.M. (1997). Effects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Therapy on mood and cortisol in healthy adults. Health Psychology 16( 4), 390-400.
Effects on Immune System
Music Therapy has potential to produce cumulative or sustaining neuroendocrine or immunological effects contributing to well-being. Bittman, B. B., Berk, L. S., Felten, D. L., Westengard, J.,
Simonton, 0. C., Pappas, J., & Ninehouser, M. (2001). Composite effects of group drumming music therapy on modulation of neuroendocrine-immillle parameters in normal subjects. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 7(1), 38-47.
Hasegawa, Y., Kubota, N., Unagaki, T., & Shinagawa, N. (2001). Music therapy induced alterations in natural killer cell count and function. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 38(2), 201-204.
Addressing Emotional Needs
Mood improvement vs Emotional regulation
Addressing trauma
Family involvement
Communication Impairment
Language, Memory, Motor
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Communication Impairment
Language
Speech and aphasia Singing can be an effective means in
collaboration with speech therapy Racette et al. Making non-fluent aphasics speak: sing along! Brain : A Journal of Neurology, 2006, Vol.129(10), pp.2571-84.
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Communication Impairment
Alice
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How can caregivers use music?
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Music Therapy vs Therapeutic Musicians
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What is the difference?
Therapeutic Assess memory and
orientation Increase communication
and expression Cognitive stimulation Grief and life validation Elicit measurable changes
and modify to needs
Entertainment Play music resembling
how it was played on radio
Recall past memories Human interaction Conversation
Socialization and reminisce
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Additional References
American Music Therapy Association website (www.musictherapy.org)
American Music Therapy Assocation “Member Sourcebook,” 2006 The Certification Board for Music Therapy (www.cbmt.org) Gfeller, K.E. & Davis, W.B. (1999). Clinical Practice in Music Therapy.
In W.B. Davis, K.E. Gfeller, M.H. Thaut, An Introduction to Music Therapy: Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
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