Woman relaxed wearing headphones before surgery This is an exciting era in the field of Music Medicine and Music Therapy! Researchers are actively conducting studies and numerous clinical trials are underway in hospitals across the globe. While patients have always recognized the calming and healing effects of music, scientists…

Patient enjoying serene music that entrains with healthy resting heartbeat When I first had the idea to create preloaded headphones for surgical patients, it was because I had gone through a surgical procedure that terrified me. I was told that I needed to have back surgery for a ruptured disk…

Music in the PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) This article is written to benefit both medical professionals as well as individual patients. Have you used music after surgery in the PACU? The surgery is over but the patient is still under anesthesia and just beginning to emerge. The headphones are…

I read a very interesting post yesterday and the source will remain anonymous. A nurse who worked in surgery 30–40 years ago said that during whatever procedure the surgeon was doing, he was talking to the patient the entire time. Even though the patient was under general anesthesia, the surgeon…

Are you a healthcare facility, or are you affiliated with a healthcare facility? Does your healthcare facility play music for its patients as part of surgery, MRI, or other procedures? Are you currently using a Pandora, Spotify, or Apple Family Sharing account? If so, STOP! …

Woman relaxed wearing headphones before surgery Mozart is a composer that even non-musicians have probably heard of. And ever since the early 1990’s Mozart’s name has been associated with potential health benefits. “The Mozart Effect” was in media and print news around the world and CDs were created to play…

Reading about Surgical Serenity headphones and music before cataract surgery. Are you having surgery soon? And have you heard all the chatter about how much music can improve your outcomes? Examples of important surgical outcomes are: Stabilized blood pressure after surgery Oriented to time and place after surgery Stabilized body…

My dream has always been that surgery with music would be available to all surgical patients around the world. They would have access to soothing, serene music, through headphones, throughout their surgical procedures. Having surgery is a terrifying prospect for many people. Sometimes it’s based on past experience, but sometimes…

Speaking to Drs about the power of rhythmic entrainment.