Have you ever heard patients of Depression are being treated
with Alpha wave music therapy?
I’m sure you did.
But, do you know what Alpha wave music therapy is?
Even I didn’t before I joined Med School, Yes I’m Doctor and
hence, qualified to teach you about Music therapy...
By now, you must have guessed the topic of today’s
article...
Music therapy.
Let’s start learning...
Since decades, it’s been used to cure patients, but got
documented in literature just few decades back...
To understand Music therapy from Scratch, we need to
understand the Brain Waves first...
Brain Waves: -
Our brain has electrical activity going on in it, Yes
really!
There are 5 types of waves in this electrical activity
... Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Theta and Delta.
Different wave patterns are seen in different situations
like Alpha waves in Deep sleep and Beta waves during active problem solving...
With the use of external music, we can tune in the frequency
of our brain and can achieve the desired outcome – Delta wave frequency for
pain relief.
Disclaimer : All the music videos embedded below are from
the YouTube channel run by a team of Doctors – that I confirmed before
recommending to my readers.
Below listed are the benefits of different wave forms and
the music videos that will help person achieve this state...
Delta wave – It has anti-aging and pain- relief
benefits... So, the frequency of (0.1-4Hz)
is beneficial for those in deep pain and seeking to reverse the changes related
to aging.
Beta wave – It will help in problem solving and improving focus,
while performing any task. 13-30 Hz frequency is used for that purpose.
Gamma wave – Improves memory recalling power and peaks the
awareness level... (30Hz or above)
frequency is used for that purpose.
Theta Wave – Enhance the creativity and helps focus better
in meditation. (4-8 Hz) frequency is used for that purpose.
Alpha wave – Listening to it will help in positive thinking
and stress reduction. (8-13 Hz) is used
for these benefits...
Binaural music beats is another trend in the music industry, which means that you listen to the music of different frequency that are tuned
together....
When you listen to it, the final frequency your brain
listens will be the difference of the frequency between those two music
beats...
For example, two musical beats of 190 Hz and 195 Hz are
mixed together; so, the inferior colliculus (the part of the brain that will
gather the auditory input) will perceive it as 5 Hz – Theta wave zone, relaxing
and meditating zone.
This is used frequently in the therapeutic music...
Those who make music frequency of this kind is called music
therapists – professionally certified in music therapy for medical purpose...
This therapy gains popularity because it could be
implemented at any place and it doesn’t have any side effects...
Example: - After stroke, patients have difficulty in
speaking; so, to improve the fluency and the production of speech, singing can
help.
The best part is, one can use another person’s music
prescriptions for the same benefits and it’s free.....
So, that’s all about music therapy...
If you have any doubt or want to know more, feel free to
leave a comment below...