{"id":4832,"date":"2022-09-23T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/the-role-music-can-play-in-pain-management\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T08:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:39:51","slug":"the-role-music-can-play-in-pain-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/the-role-music-can-play-in-pain-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <div 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class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0_tb_body  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_post_title et_pb_post_title_0_tb_body et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_title_container\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Many people listen to music as a way of relaxing and improving their mood, among other motives. With that in mind, researchers have put music to the test to see if it can help with pain relief for those who experience chronic pain as well as acute pain. The results of recent studies suggest that music may be able to play a role in helping with the management of chronic and acute pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_post_content et_pb_post_content_0_tb_body\">\n<p>A study published in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2022-08-choice-music-linked-pain-relief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">August 2022 issue<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>PLOS ONE<\/em>\u00a0shared the findings of how music can help with reducing acute pain [1]. Their study involved 286 adults who were experiencing acute pain. They wanted to see if allowing the people to feel they had control over what music they listened to led to a reduction in pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The participants in the study who were in pain were asked to rate their pain before the music selection and after listening to the music. The people didn\u2019t know that the music being played was the same for everyone, but researchers made it appear that some of the people had control over which music selection was played.<\/p>\n<p>Like what you\u2019re learning?\u00a0 Download a brochure for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pain-medicine\/\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">online, postgraduate pain medicine<\/a>\u00a0certificate or master\u2019s degree program in\u00a0partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size ost-guten-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2371308\/436823db-367d-4fb0-8629-8f099a9ccf67?__hstc=77507402.27829dd04924a02177c5d917c0f76a1f.1647041330537.1651178167585.1651182247931.46&amp;__hssc=77507402.5.1651182247931&amp;__hsfp=3508317749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Download a Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those who believed they had the ability to select the music being played reported greater pain relief. The research showed that music could help people with pain relief when they have control over what music they are listening to. Additionally, people who engage with music more in their daily lives also reported a greater decrease in pain than those who don\u2019t engage with music on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>An additional study, published in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35124251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">July 2022 issue<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>The Journal of Pain<\/em>, reports that music interventions provide low-cost, easily applicable, complementary pain treatments that do not require heavy utilization of health care resources [2]. They share that music-based treatments are efficacious and safe means to enhance the management of acute and chronic pain. The report also mentions music being used in health care settings for its assistance in helping to reduce pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Music plays a role in many people\u2019s lives, creating nostalgic moments, setting the mood, and more. It is also emerging as a natural way to help reduce pain. Nearly everyone has access to music, and most people have a variety they prefer when trying to ease the mood or feel better. Music is one more tool that people who suffer from pain have that they can turn to and won\u2019t have to worry about serious side effects in the process.<\/p>\n<h2>Earn an Online Postgraduate Degree in Pain Medicine<\/h2>\n<p>Like what you\u2019re learning? Consider enrolling in the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC\u2019s online, competency-based certificate or master\u2019s program in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pain-medicine\/\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Pain Medicine<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter has-custom-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2371308\/3b5f3351-cd52-4a4b-84aa-299d202a0ffd?__hstc=77507402.807ad2cd6321cad38abaf5da3c277f8c.1652742383303.1663961366594.1663964899743.50&amp;__hssc=77507402.5.1663964899743&amp;__hsfp=3437203173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Get More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>PLOS ONE.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2022-08-choice-music-linked-pain-relief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Perceived choice in music listening is linked to pain relief<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0August 2022.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Journal of Pain.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35124251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Isn\u2019t There Room for Music in Chronic Pain Management?<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>July 2022.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_1_tb_body et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_1_tb_body  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The information and resources contained on this website are for informational purposes only and are not intended to assess, diagnose, or treat any medical and\/or mental health disease or condition. The use of this website does not imply nor establish any type of provider-client relationship. Furthermore, the information obtained from this site should not be considered a substitute for a thorough medical and\/or mental health evaluation by an appropriately credentialed and licensed professional. Commercial supporters are not involved in the content development or editorial process.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Posted: September 14, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0_tb_body clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et-animated\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" style=\"height: auto;max-width: 100%;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 18px;vertical-align: baseline;background: transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/richeimer-e1517352456196-150x150.png\" alt=\"&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/ostrowon.usc.edu\/author\/richeimer\/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Dr. Steven H. Richeimer&lt;\/a&gt;\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ostrowon.usc.edu\/author\/richeimer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"The Role Music Can Play in Pain Management\">Dr. Steven H. Richeimer<\/a><\/h4>\n<div>Steven Richeimer, M.D. is a renowned specialist on issues related to chronic pain. He is the chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of Southern California. He has written or co-written a large number of scientific articles about pain medicine. He recently published an instructive book and guide for pain patients. 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