Music Therapy and Cancer Care

Music Therapy and Cancer Care

In cancer care Navya Foundation’s working goal is based on the pain management strategies with KPA model at micro level.The outcome of musical intervention is for good emotional well-being of the client.

Pain is a complex, subjective experience that involves not only sensory but also cognitive and psychosocial processes. Therefore, music therapy aims to address a multitude of factors that may exacerbate the pain experience or play a role in the transition from acute to chronic pain. Music therapy for pain management goes beyond listening to pre-recorded music to distract or relax, and includes individualized, active music engagement to optimize pain management.(Allen, 2013;Bradt, 2013).

Interventions-

• Listening to live music
• Music-assisted relaxation
• Music-guided imagery
• Singing and chanting
• Vocal and instrumental improvisation
• Songwriting
• Music to refocus attention
• Instrument playing