More than the daily live updates of coronavirus cases mounting numbers, it’s the media-fuelled hysteria that surrounds it that causes stress.
The ‘special COVID-19 announcements’, ‘RED ALERTS’, ‘high contagion areas’, and ‘sudden increase in numbers‘ are phrases that are constantly sensationalized in the news to generate traffic.
While these keywords are newsworthy no doubt, but at first glance, they can pace up your pulse and make you break into a sweat. It’s fair to say everyone’s feeling the same way and when you think about it, you’ll understand what exactly mass hysteria does to people.
You need a healthy activity, during these times, to keep your mind diverted from negativities. Music therapy is a good way to stay sane and safe during this pandemic.
Easing anxiety and stress
Individuals about to go through cardiac angiography or knee surgery have been tested for the effect of listening to music before their procedure. Results showed that patients who tried music therapy needed a smaller dosage of sedatives.
They also revealed signs of calmness and comfort, in the operating room. They also needed lesser opioid medicines for pain recovery after the procedure.
All in all, music therapy seems to have a significant impact on mental and emotional well-being in easing anxiety and stress. Trying music therapy at a time when the world is plagued by mass hysteria can keep us sane in the face of difficulties.
Restoring speech
The phrase being rendered speechless is based on the emotional state if losing speech when something shocking happens. That’s the effect that coronavirus-related BREAKING NEWS can have on some people.
You can feel at a loss of words to communicate your emotional turmoil. The panic induced by the news, state-wide lockdown and quarantine regulations can make you feel incapacitated. This pandemic has l reduced our lifestyles to an unnatural state of being.
We’re not only distant from other people but also our own selves. We can’t make sense of our thoughts or understand our emotions, let alone put them into words. As a result, our speech suffers.
We can see people using language like “I don’t know what to say anymore”, “what is happening”, “I can’t understand anything”, which communicates a sense of confusion and incoherence.
Music therapy can help structure disarrayed thoughts and make a disorderly routine seem rhythmic.
Strengthening Immunity
The best way to beat the virus is by strengthening your natural immunity against it. That can be compromised by mass hysteria because it increases the production of the stress hormone—cortisol.
Research has revealed that listening to music can boost the production of antibody immunoglobulin A. With a flood of new killer cells that fight against antibodies and viruses, your body is prepared to fight off any virus.
If you wish to give music therapy a try, trust our expertise and consult our specialists.
Our supervisor, Dr. Farzin Pedouim, is a board-certified neurologist and movement disorders specialist. Our clinic is based in Los Angeles and offers specialized music therapy for a range of neurological conditions and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, tension headaches, and migraines.
Call at (949) 239-4410 for more details about our timings and procedures.
Disclaimer: This article is not intended for providing any medicinal treatments or tested cures. All content and COVID-related information are for the sole purpose of spreading awareness. They cannot be substituted for consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment prescribed by a qualified doctor.
