Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Music therapy now licensed profession in 3 states

Details

  • Description

    Medical treatments supplemented with music therapy

  • Duration 2:03
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Latest Health

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

Is it -- he has reportedly been instrumental in the recovery former Arizona congresswoman Gabriel Giffords.

It's a widely used therapy for many other medical situations around the country -- -- -- say it's time to regulate it Elizabeth -- live to explain hello Elisabeth.

Hi sitting here right musical therapy is a growing trend it's treating patients suffering from.

Alzheimer's to pediatric cancers musical that they say they're using this treatment alongside a cancer patients normal treatment.

Take a look.

And -- above ground it's good in bond is fighting an idol immune disease that mission hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.

He gets an IV treatment every two weeks a dreaded process.

Until the hospital introduced music therapy.

Makes -- more receptive to being here.

I'm not as concerned as -- -- -- stripping and what the pump is doing there's been many studies have shown.

That it does reduce anxiety that it does alleviate pain and what it does it just enhances what the physicians are already doing her.

Or the hospital hired Michelle -- -- -- time musical therapists who plays requested songs for patients who are undergoing treatment.

She serves as a pleasant distraction and it counselor.

You could see that the physical reaction.

Somebody -- He had not focusing on very good -- disease or illness it's thinking about -- Because at a time when sell many are going through so much.

A little let there -- isn't just music to the ears.

Time.

Yeah me.

It's treatment.

Brenda body who.

Treatment -- the body and it's a growing trend North Carolina is looking to licenses as a profession join the ranks of North Dakota and Nevada.

And about two -- -- two dozen other states are also looking at similar legislation.

Back to you that's part music is very soothing.

It's wonderful beautiful story -- -- -- -- to protect us updated.

Load More