Who in the classes turns to David or some sort of pharmaceutical when they have headache or are in pain? -Who in the class has ever tried listens to music when they have a headache or are in pain? Have you ever heard of the saying that music is medicine? Well, today I am here to tell you why musical therapy has been proven to be more beneficial then using pharmaceuticals, and how this ancient art form is rapidly developing into a new medicinal science.
I want to begin by giving you a history of how music was used to heal in ancient cultures, and how it is used today in modern times. It has the potential to benefit you psychologically and physically without incurring most of the damages associated with chemical stimulants. Sound healing is a rich tradition that dates back thousands of years. The aboriginal people of Australia are the first known culture to heal with sound. The Yiddish is the most ancient of all sound healing instruments. It was used for at least 40,000 years as a healing tool to mend broken bones, muscle tears, and illnesses of every kind.
The healing capabilities of the Yiddish proved to be an ancient precursor as to what we now known to be effective ionic treatment, and its function very much paralleled our modern sound healing technology. Similarly, 4,000 years ago the Egyptians employed a type of musical rattle with metal discs called the Sister. This rattle created a pleasant Jangling sound which unknowingly emanated copious amounts of ultrasound frequencies, which is an effective healing modality used in hospitals and clinics today.
So, not only was the Sister used to enhance the musical sound escape, but it was also used to enhance healing. Also, in Egyptian sanatoriums, healing temples were used to incubate attends who were suffering from sleep deprivation. Music again played a large role in their treatment, acting as a therapeutic remedy to induce sleep throughout the duration their stay. Sound healing in ancient Greece. The Greek Pythagoras circa 500 BC was in a very real sense the father of music. He was able to unravel the mysteries of musical intervals using a monochrome.
He believed that music contributed to health if it was used in the right style. He called his method “musical medicine”. His believers employed music as medicine as they composed certain oldies to cure the passions of psyche, aggression and anger. While chemical medication was also used in ancient history it mainly utilized plants Music on the brain By devourer’s that could have once been fatal can now be cured. The largest growth in the pharmaceutical industry came in the sass’s due to one major factor, the enhanced scientific understanding of human biology.
It wasn’t until the sass’s and ass’s that governments began to put in place strong patent systems which were designed to give pharmaceutical firms incentives to innovate and develop new effective medicines. But what does that do to our body? Pharmaceuticals are synthetic molecules, strangers to our metabolism. Generally, most pharmaceuticals have a potent side effect. Anytime a substance significantly changes a neurotransmitter it will cause damage with chronic use.
The reason for this damage is the brains natural need and ability to repair it’s own system. So, What physiological benefits can music have on the brain? Well, proven by scientists music helps people relax, release stress, inspires and motivates us. Resonance is the most important principle of sound healing; it is described as the urgency of vibrations that is the most natural to a specific organ. In sound healing resonance principles are employed to re-harmonize cells that have been imprinted with disruptive frequencies.
Music can guide the body into slower, deeper breathing patterns and can induce a calming effect, as heart rate and blood pressure are responsive to the types of music you listen to. Music accomplishes all of this without releasing harmful toxins into your body that affect your brain. Music can change your mood positively or negatively depending on the type of music you listen to, again, all of which can be done without drugs. Play clip of metal: So after listening to this clip, how do you feel? Angry? Metal music may tend to make you feel angry. Soft music clip: And this one?
Happy and calm? This type of music tends to make people feel happier and more relaxed. ) Listening to soothing and pleasant music creates a positive impact on the mental and physical well being of its listeners. Studies suggest that music also helps to release endorphins that aid in speeding up the body healing process: It distracts the body from suffering and pain. It simultaneously triggers certain chemical activities that promote healing. So without he use of chemical stimulants, and Just by simply listening to music, your body begins to heal naturally from any stress or pain.
Not only does music benefit you psychologically, but it is also benefits you physically. Music helps improve your memory. Research suggests that the silence in between two musical notes can trigger neurons and brain cells, which are required for sharp memory. Music with stronger beats causes brain waves to resonate in such a way that it synchronizes with the music. This brings about higher levels of alertness and concentration. On the other hand it has been proven that Pharmaceuticals will tot improve memory, and excessive use will actually begin to deteriorate your memory.
The history of medical resonance therapy is ancient; it begins at a time when art, religion and medical still formed a unity. Music has helped patients move even when top shelf medicine could not. It has cured people who have been unresponsive. Partial ability to see or speak and return it to them. “Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange Juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more – it can provide access, even hen no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life.
