期刊名称：Approaches : Music Therapy & Special Music Education
电子版ISSN：1791-9622
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：233-245
出版社：Greek Association of Primary Music Education Teachers
摘要：The aim of the article is to examine the concept of chronic pain as a complex phenomenon and to highlightthe potential role of music therapy – in particular, music imagery – in the treatment of chronic pain. Theoriesof pain, along with research on pain pathways and pain control in the nervous system, support the evidencefrom clinical practice that music interventions can alleviate the sensation of pain whilst also offering apleasant aesthetic experience. Music therapy provides opportunities for processing psychological andexistential issues and enables patients to better cope with chronic pain. Related research in neuroscienceand music medicine provides supplementary evidence that music can have a considerable impact on thephysiological and psychological aspects of pain. This article summarises selected theoretical, clinical, andresearch–based knowledge relevant for music therapy clinicians and other health professionals aiming toalleviate chronic pain.
