By Using Music Therapy Maine Therapist Help Their Patients Thrive

By Linda Johnson


The medical field and its many supplementary disciplines have advanced at a tremendous pace. Diseases that were previously a virtual death sentence can now be cured or controlled. Psychological conditions that were seen as weaknesses or madness can now be managed by means of a host of different therapies. For example, with music therapy Maine patients can now overcome many conditions and problems in a non invasive treatment environment.

All things musical have always had a very definite impact upon human emotions and memories. Most people will readily admit that there are certain songs that take them back to a specific event at a specific time in the past. Also, most people will admit that there are songs that make them sad, or happy and that there are songs that energize them. Many people use musical means to control their emotions.

It therefore comes as no surprise that musical therapy is now regarded as an official medical discipline. In fact, this discipline has shown tremendous growth in popularity and therapists have achieved amazing results. Before therapists can be licensed to practise in this discipline they first need to complete a training program. The discipline is governed and regulated by the existing medical control organizations.

Musical therapists can help patients with a very wide variety of problems. One common area of treatment is to help those that find it difficult to express themselves with words. These patients learn to express themselves through playing an instrument or through movement during a musical performance. The ability to express themselves in this manner helps them to gain the ability and confidence to communicate in more conventional ways.

Another field where musical therapists have proved to be extremely successful is with patients that struggle with certain movements or that suffer from coordination problems. During musical sessions they often learn new movements without even trying, simply because human reaction in such cases is often sub conscious and automatic. Patients with such problems range from those with physical disabilities to those that suffer from serious psychological conditions.

This discipline has been of much help to people suffering from mental illness and many types of psychological disorders. Therapists have helped patients with depression, a wide variety of phobias, anxiety and many other disorders. Many psychologists now insist that this type of treatment form part of an overall holistic treatment program and it certainly seems as if such strategies bear fruit.

Treatment by musical therapists is not dangerous in any way and does not threaten the health of any patient. Treatment programs are individualized because the needs of each patient are unique. That is why treatment programs only commence after an exhaustive assessment by the therapist. Most medical practitioners and psychologists will happily provide referrals to a qualified practitioner.

The fact that music can have a profound effect upon people is well known. Musical therapy has been around for aeons, even if formally trained therapists in this discipline only entered the scene during the past few decades. Almost anyone can benefit from this type of treatment and the discipline is certainly set to grow even more popular.




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