Music and elderly.


Author: Leners JC.


Conference/Journal: Bull Soc Sci Med Grand Duche Luxemb.
Date published: 2013
Other:
 Volume ID: 2   ,  Pages: 33-50   ,  Word Count: 103  
    

Since more than 3 decades now, music with seniors (or younger persons), either as an educational or recreational activity, but also as a therapeutically approach has progressed. Even nowadays, in the medical field, more and more studies prove its efficiency as complementary therapy with no known side-effects. The areas where music therapy has a positive outcome, reach from pulmonary disorders to a lot of neurological chronic diseases, including aphasia, dementia or Parkinson. And at the end of life, music therapy has found a remarkable place for expressing or supporting strong emotional feelings. Evidence-based results on physiological and hormonal changes will also be reviewed.

PMID: 24437074