Hear that? It’s the sound of powerful pain relief

What do you feel when you hear your favorite song come on the radio? Does “Sweet Home Alabama” get you singing along? Maybe “Eye of the Tiger” makes you want to get up and dance?

While it’s no secret that the music you listen to can make you happy or sad, take you back to another time and evoke memories that you never want to forget, did you know that music could also be the secret to controlling your chronic pain?

Yep, that’s right.

Forget those prescription pain medications that can cause constipation, nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness, fainting and even addiction and instead turn up that dial.

Here’s why…

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The Research

Study after study has shown the power of music to overcome pain. Let’s take a look at just a few.

Researchers at two large medical clinics in Taiwan found that playing soft, relaxing music was effective at relieving pain for cancer patients, a group that often suffers a horrible level of discomfort.  In fact, just thirty minutes of music provided 50 percent relief in 42 percent of the music group compared to just 8 percent of the control group.

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And, a team of scientists in another study found that two daily sessions of music helped patients suffering from chronic pain caused by conditions like fibromyalgia, inflammatory diseases and even neurological issues. In fact, the results also showed that music listening reduced the anxiety and depression that often goes hand-in-hand with chronic pain.

But, that’s not all…

One other groundbreaking study actually took patients who agreed to have their pain paths stimulated through the use of freezing cold water baths and set out to find what type of music was most helpful in blocking the pain response.

The subjects were allowed to pick a selection of happy, sad and relaxing music which they listened to one at a time as well as experiencing a fourth session without music.

Here’s what they found…

While all forms of music reduced pain sensations compared to no music at all, the most powerful pain-blocker was the relaxing music.

Surprised?

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It makes sense that the sad music would not be as effective but most people think the happy music would provide the best pain relief. But, that wasn’t the case.

According to the researchers, the relaxing music was the best pain reliever because of its ability to reduce anxiety and overall pain intensity, making the pain easier to bear.

So, why does music work to reduce pain?

It seems that most of the research points to the fact that music helps distract you from the pain you’re in at the moment. And, anything that distracts you from the pain reduces your focus on it and therefore it’s power over you.

And, guess what?

There’s one more important piece to the puzzle.

Not only is relaxing music best for pain control, it’s also important to pick music you connect to as studies show that your favorite music will have stronger effects for your pain relief than pieces you don’t like or know.

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So, if you’re living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia, sciatica, migraine or even the intense pain that comes with cancer treatment, turn up your favorite song, sit back and let the power of the music wash over you and sweep your pain away.