“I grew up in a musical environment and I play the piano myself.,” smiles Meritxell Garcia Alzamora, neuroradiologist. “I realized that most people like music or listen to it. And that's where my conviction comes from that 'music makes you feel good' and that it has a therapeutic effect in many areas… especially for relieving pain.”With her team at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, she worked to scientifically prove this latter hypothesis. The goal? To provide medical staff with an easy-to-implement technique to reassure patients in uncomfortable situations.“The intention of doctors is not only to make diagnoses and prescribe treatments, but also to create a calming and reassuring atmosphere for any intervention, so that patients experience as little discomfort and pain as possible.,”" she adds, during an interview for Science and Future.
But then, between classical music, relaxation music, or simply your favorite music, which should you choose? The results of this study were published in the journal Frontiers.
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