Manage Your Stress and Pain Through Music

This book is packed with useful suggestions and strategies for incorporating music into your life to help relieve stress and pain. Not only that, but the book itself is beautifully written; each chapter begins with a reflective poem by one of the authors, and examples are drawn from both personal experience and scientific studies. Listening, playing an instrument, improvising, singing, creating a personal play list, and composing are all discussed to demonstrate how music can help us cope with life's difficulties. The CD that accompanies the book is delightful, and allows the reader to immediately see how different musical compositions may be helpful in different situations, including a closing lullaby to help with sleeping. I'm sure you will find both the book and the CD useful and a joy to read and listen to.

I had read the book, hence ordered it as a gift for a student who was contemplating becoming a music therapist. I found the book interesting and highly recommend it.

Truly enjoyed and learned alot from this book. I highly recommend it!

All of us involved in healthcare are aware of how stress causes diseases and wears out the body. This wonderful book can help anyone in healthcare - in critical care, home and/or hospice situations to teach patients/clients to deal with stress and pain. Beautifully written,creative and practical, the techniques are simply explained along with worksheets for assessment of stress and pain, suggestions for music, pages of additional resources, and a CD with comforting music and words! Each individual - no matter the age - will have a favorite kind of music to soothe and comfort them. I enjoy easy listening music to relax me and LOVE the 60's music to get me going and uplift me on a gray, cold or rainy day. Read this book and discover your own applications!I highly recommend this book to practitioners in all fields of medicine and nursing, physical therapy and social work as well as any other fields of practice that work with people in stress and pain. You will find it a valuable resource!

Not what I expected. Thought I would get a write up about how certain music and musicalcompositions affect ones moods. Very disappointed.

Stress is the common denominator associated with the majority of diseases that we face as we age. This well written and concise book gives the reader the tools to use the music of their own choice to help batlle the stress factors that negatively efffect us all. The accompanyiing CD blends beautifully with the written text to guide you easily through the use of music therapy in controlling both stress and pain in your daily life. This book is a great value and worth the time, money , and effort invovled in seeking freedom from stress and pain. Kudos to the authors, they lay out the groundwork for the scientific research behind their use of this therapy. Enjoy, relax, and let the music do the work....Dr. H.A.

Finally a book that delivers as promised! Manage Your Stress and Pain through Music is a remarkable resource that provides easy to understand and follow suggestions for managing stress and pain. The authors share a personal voice and hold the reader's hand through every step of his journey. Stories from the authors' personal lives and their patients helped me feel that I was not alone. The worksheets helped organize the lessons and provided a concrete way to begin. The CD is an added bonus, with the voices of the authors providing soothing messages along with the music. This book is the next best thing to private music therapy and is a must-read for anyone dealing with stress and/or pain.

"This book is a marvel of thought, practicality, and practical ideas for individuals as well as groups. I am recuperating from surgery and enjoy taking breaths with the music, while lifting and rolling my shoulders. I'm much indebted to the authors' logic and thought. Thank you for helping me to manage my stress and pain."(These comments were shared with the author by Rita O.)