DALLAS: A new study that shows music can help surgery patients by decreasing their pain, easing their anxiety, and also lessening the need for painkillers.
The research conducted a meta-analysis of the published randomised trials. They compared the effects of music to standard care and other non-drug interventions.
“We have known since the time of Florence Nightingale that listening to music has a positive impact on patients during surgery, by making them feel calmer and reducing pain. However, it’s taken pulling together all the small studies into one robust meta-analysis to really prove it works,” said the report…