Health And Implementation Of Music As Therapy

Health and implementation of music as therapy

Introduction.

WHO data claim that the current aging pattern is much faster than that of a couple of years ago and the percentage of people over 60 will double between 2015 and 2050. In 2020 and the number of people 60 years or more will exceed the number of children under 5 years. In 2050, 80% of the elderly will live in low and medium -sized income countries. 

This means that there is a continuous aging of the population and we should be prepared to face this great demographic change. Society as a whole can benefit from the extension of life expectancy with new opportunities, but in order to do so we depend on a factor as important as health is.

Developing.

Health is directly related to factors such as the environment, lifestyle, rest of rest, food, social relationships, physical and intellectual exercise, etc. Through artistic therapies such as music therapy, the state of health and the quality of life of the elderly can be improved, working emotional, physical and cognitive aspects actively (touching instruments, singing, interpreting, improvising, developing creativity, etc.), or passive (listening to songs, inducing relaxation states, etc.), promoting well -being, in a group or individual way.

Creative artistic therapies are those disciplines that study, develop and apply techniques, strategies and methods to establish a relationship of socio -emotional help through one or more artistic languages in order to meet the socio -affective and integral development needs of each person and be able to address theEmotional and/or significant behavioral difficulties or behaviorals that may occur.

Each of them is a form of psychotherapy in which the aesthetic experience by practicing an artistic language for the stimulation of a creative process within a therapeutic framework promotes significant and necessary changes to the person.

Musicotherapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families or communities that seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their health and physical, social, communicative, emotional health and well -being, intellectual and spiritual. Research, practice, education and clinical training in music therapy are based on professional standards according to cultural, social and political contexts.

There are other definitions for the concept of music therapy, such as a process aimed at an end, in which the therapist helps the client to increase, maintain or restore a welfare state using musical experiences and the relationships that are developed through them as forces as forcesDynamics of change.

The two central ideas of music therapy are the use of music and cause changes in people. To achieve this, work with therapeutic objectives, the restoration and maintenance of both physical and cognitive and emotional health;With the use of music, where there are methods and procedures as a result of scientific research in the musical, therapeutic and therapeutic musician (effects of music on people and their effectiveness in clinical paintings);And in a therapeutic context, where music helps preventively or curatively.

The application of music in medicine has been present since ancient times. Music as therapy has existed since ancient times, has been related to magic and religion until it went to talk about healing from a rational and scientific thought.

Conclusions.

It is interesting the specific use of music therapy in medical-surgical, pediatric, palliative, obstetric and rehabilitation contexts, among others (American Association for Music Therapy), since it produces stimulating and sedative effects, from fast or slow and regular tempos;anxiolytics, as a guide to unlock and accompany breathing and focus attention by facilitating rest and analgesics, important regarding pain control. From a biochemical point of view, endorphins levels can be altered and thus reduce patient’s discomfort.