It is thought that a connection between music and medicine exists – as evidenced by the prevalence of medical community orchestras. AMNews highlights the VA-National Medical Musical Group, while during residency, I used to play in the Longwood Symphony Orchestra.
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For a critical, informative, and scientific view of music as medicine, check out the essay at:
http://www.chaosmosis.net/Essays/Music&Med2.rtf
…a distinction is made between physiological and therapeutic effects–one which is seldome made in the ‘hype’ literature.
MM
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