Music Can Help Recovery From Surgery

Did you know that patients who underwent surgery who listened to music had less anxiety and needed less pain medication while recovering than patients who did not listen to music? In a recent study, researchers found that patients listening to music during surgery resulted in a 20 percent decrease in postoperative pain, a 10 percent decrease in anxiety, and a substantial decrease in the use of pain medication.

Read this brief article,"Music Can Help Recovery From Surgery" by Nicholas Bakalar from The New York Times Well Blog and let us know your thoughts!