Discover how music therapy redefines dementia care by unlocking emotions, reducing distress, and building meaningful connections in institutional settings. Analysis: How and why music therapy reduces ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rochester Regional Health is now offering music therapy to patients with serious and complicated health issues to help manage their stress and pain. Kim Best, a music therapist, ...

Over the years, music has been used to express emotions for some while creating connections and memories for others. Listening to a certain song can take people back to a specific moment. Whether it ...

Alianora Reilly works at Tufts Medical Center, but her tool is no stethoscope or thermometer — instead, she wields a guitar. Music therapy is the practice of using musical interventions to manage ...

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of mental health. At UNC Health, music is a space for emotional and physical support and remains an important strategy for improving and humanizing ...

HINGHAM – Sixteen years ago, when my 96-year-old father was very near the end of his life, a hospice volunteer who played the guitar and could sing the Big Band Era songs Dad had played in a college ...

Music therapy can support motor skills and language development for children and adults. In Arizona, Medicaid funding exists for the therapy, but it’s limited and can affect access.

A randomized trial found music therapy was noninferior to cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in patients with cancer.

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — They say music heals, and Rochester General Hospital is harnessing the power of melody. Inside the walls of RGH, an unexpected sound: music therapist Kim Best at the bedside ...