Anybody heard of music therapy ?

I do it myself and you can do it too. It is very helpfull. All you do is just listen to music for long day:)

I think music therapy is great and very underused and under-rated by people. When you think about it, music sets a mood. If you're feeling wound up or nervous, you put on some nice soothing music and it quiets your soul (and your nerves.) When you need to pep up some, if you put on music with a hard beat to it, it activates you. I used a lot of music therapy when I was going through cancer treatments. It helped relax me, and calm me. Music has a way of taking you away from it all. Lots of people use music therapy in pain management. I think it lets your mind focus on something else while soothing your nerves, etc. Here's a couple of good links about music therapy. The first one is the music therapy organization, and the second one is by a music therapist. Both quite informative and good to read. http://www.musictherapy.org/ http://members.aol.com/kathysl/

Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a qualified professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. In other words, music therapy is the use of music by a trained professional to achieve therapeutic goals. Goal areas may include, but are not limited to, motor skills, social/interpersonal development, cognitive development, self-awareness, and spiritual enhancement. Music therapists are found in nearly every area of the helping professions. Some commonly found practices include developmental work (communication, motor skills, etc.) with individuals with special needs, songwriting and listening in reminiscence/orientation work with the elderly, processing and relaxation work, and rhythmic entrainment for physical rehabilitation in stroke victims. The idea of music as a healing modality dates back to the beginnings of history, and some of the earliest notable mentions in Western history are found in the writings of ancient Greek philosophers.