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A study was done to see if music being played during a ride in an ambulance had positive effects on the injured party.

Music was played for eligible adult patients during Critical Care Transport (CCT) while recording vital signs. A questionnaire was subsequently mailed to patients to rate whether the ambulance transport was stressful, the impact music had on transport, whether music changed their anxiety, whether music made them comfortable and relaxed, and whether they would prefer music to be played on future transports. Vital signs were compared between respondents who perceived transport as stressful and those who did not.

One hundred two patients were enrolled; 23 respondents (22.5%) constituted the study group. Four patients (17.4%) reported CCT as stressful (average response, 4.75). Nineteen (82.6%) rated CCT as not stressful (average response, 1.63). Subjectively, patients reported a positive impact of music on transport, with improved comfort and relaxation but only a minimal decrease in anxiety. No statistically significant change in vital signs was observed between cohorts; too few patients were enrolled to generate power to detect any difference.

Music therapy is a simple adjunct for use during CCT that may increase patient comfort and alleviate anxiety.

According to the American Music Therapy Association, music therapy interventions can be designed to:
- promote wellness
- manage stress
- alleviate pain
- express feelings
- enhance memory
- improve communication
- promote physical rehabilitation

So, in essence it absolutely makes sense that music could ease the mind a bit if you're going through a traumatic ambulance experience.

Labels: music, stress, therapy

See and this is why I don't mind my three-year-old wanting to listen to music all day long. He has his own disc player and he carries it around with him frequently. He calls it his "singing thing." Sometimes he falls asleep listening to music and I have to remove the headphones. =o)

Well now research has shown that listening to music while warming-up for a work out can actually boost your performance.

In fact, Dr Costas Karageorghis, of Brunel University, says that listening to music can actually improve performance by up to 20%. That's awesome! See this is why Carmen Electra and DDR helped me lose weight after I had Brae.

And it may all very well be mind over matter. I remember on the way to swim meets in high school we always turned the radio up and got psyched for the meet. It definitely got us pumped and that makes you want to swim harder or perform better because your adrenaline is surging and you're just ready to go!

Labels: fitness, music