Music can preserve health and cure diseases, which has been recognized by many scholars at home and abroad, especially Chinese classical music, which has soft tunes, soft timbre and beautiful melody, and can make people forget their troubles, thus broadening their minds and promoting physical and mental health. Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, suffered from depression. After many treatments, there is no curative effect. Later, he learned to play the piano with his friends. After a long time, he became happy, and his depression naturally improved. Listening to lyric violin music can lower blood pressure10 ~ 20mmhg. Let women in labor listen to beautiful music, which can distract their attention during childbirth and reduce pain. What's more, music can also help treat cancer. Gentile, director of music therapy at Rossohart Hospital, one of the cancer treatment centers in the United States, is a cancer patient herself. From 65438 to 0975, she suffered from breast cancer, which deteriorated rapidly and was taken to the hospital. In the hospital, she witnessed the deaths of cancer patients, and her mood was very low. When she was preparing for the funeral, her father, who can play the piano, played some music for her to relieve her mental pain. Surprisingly, music, like a magician, slowly drove away the disease and made her miraculously survive. She was very happy. After her illness, she participated in the music therapy organized by the American Cancer Society with great enthusiasm. Today, she has become a world-renowned music therapist. A cancer hospital in Shenzhen, China has also set up a "Light of Hope" club, which performs for patients three times a week. Usually, the actors go deep into the ward to sing for the patients, and the patients personally order songs, which has received good results. It can be seen that music is a good medicine for nourishing the soul, eliminating diseases and prolonging life.
Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, put forward "five-tone therapy" two thousand years ago. "Historical Records" said: "Therefore, those who are happy have a turbulent pulse and a harmonious spirit." Egypt said in ancient classics that "music is a good medicine for the soul".
Music therapy can be divided into simple music therapy, music electrotherapy and music electroacupuncture in clinic.
Simple music therapy is simply to treat diseases by listening to music. So it is different from ordinary entertainment music in principle. It is to listen to different music according to patients' different diseases, which makes different changes in human functions. Can be used for treating emotional anxiety, mental depression, neurasthenia, insomnia, gastrointestinal dysfunction, etc.
One principle of music selection is to give the same music according to the patient's mood. If the patient is excited, give him exciting music to enhance his excitement. After a while, he will feel tired, and naturally he will feel tired. Seize this opportunity, give music a calming effect, and finally achieve the purpose of calming the excitement. If the patient is depressed, a more depressed tune should be given. Because a certain emotion is dominated by music, when it reaches its peak, there will be a moment of transformation to the opposite emotion, and this moment is the moment when patients feel carefree. In addition, you can choose music according to the patient's cultural accomplishment level, music appreciation ability and hobbies, not according to the types of diseases, which will increase the therapeutic effect.
Music electrotherapy is that patients receive music therapy as well as music current therapy, and the current is synchronized with music. The treatment method is that the patient wears headphones to listen to music, and the music current is placed on the affected part of the human body through two flat electrodes. Clinically, it is often used to treat neuralgia, neurasthenia, headache, insomnia, early hypertension, sprain and contusion.
Music electroacupuncture therapy is a combination of music therapy and acupuncture therapy. In the process of music electroacupuncture treatment, patients listen to music with their ears and perform music electroacupuncture treatment at the same time. Because music current has the function of relieving pain and promoting blood circulation, it strengthens the role of acupuncture. Mainly used for neuralgia, muscular atrophy and other diseases and electroacupuncture anesthesia.
Music therapy of traditional Chinese medicine
Music therapy in traditional Chinese medicine is based on the relationship between the characteristics of five national modes of music, namely gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu, and the five zang-organs and five elements. Such as Gongdiao music, the style is melodious and quiet, simple and solemn, as generous and firm as "earth" and can enter the spleen; Shang-Diao music, with high and tragic style, has the characteristics of "gold" and can enter the lungs; Modal music constitutes the return of spring, where everything is born and full of vitality. The tune is cordial and hearty, with the characteristics of "wood" and can enter the liver; Tune the music, the melody is warm and cheerful, lively and relaxed, forming an infectious atmosphere with distinct levels and pleasant emotions, which has the characteristics of "fire" and can enter the heart; Feather-style music, pure in style, sad and desolate, soft, like a crystal curtain falling from the sky, flowing, with the characteristics of "water", can enter the kidney.
Different types of patients can choose different music therapy according to different personalities. Music therapy is also one of the indispensable and effective means for cancer patients. The occurrence of tumor is related to psychological factors, so music therapy can change the mood of tumor patients, improve immune function and reduce the occurrence and development of tumor.
Cancer patients are prone to irritability, depression, sadness, anger, despair and other negative emotions, and most of them have poor prognosis; On the contrary, maintaining an optimistic and good mood and enhancing immune function are conducive to inhibiting and clearing cancer cells and stabilizing or improving the disease. Therefore, according to the principle of five-tone therapy, the following treatment methods can be adopted:
Grumpy is the "fire" in the five elements. Such people are frank, boastful, competitive, and frustrated at the slightest setback. When it doesn't break out at ordinary times, we should guide the positive side and listen to more music, such as BBK, Carnival, March of the People's Liberation Army and Carmen Overture. This kind of music is enthusiastic and cheerful, which conforms to these people's personalities and can make people forge ahead. When you are impatient and angry, listen to some feather music, such as violin concerto Butterfly Lovers, Moon Reflected in Two Springs, Autumn Moon in Han Palace, etc., which can alleviate, limit and restrain your impatience.
Repression belongs to "earth" in the five elements. These people are delicate and sentimental. Usually, we should listen to Gongdiao music, such as Moonlit Night on a Spring River, Yueergou, Moonlight Sonata and so on. These tracks are melodious, quiet in style and can express emotions. When you encounter setbacks and feel extremely bad, you should listen to more angular music, such as Waltz of the Voice of Spring, Blue Danube, and Music of the South of the Yangtze River. This kind of music is full of energy, clear and fragrant, such as warm current, warm heart and cool wind, which frees people from anxiety and pain.
Sorrow belongs to "gold" in the five elements, and people should be guided and persuaded when they are sad and want to cry. Listen to Shang-mode music, such as the Third Symphony, Gadamer, Pathetique, etc. You can vent your depression, get rid of sadness and cheer up your spirit.
For patients who have been crying for a long time and are extremely sad, they should listen to tunes and music, such as Spring Festival overture, skating waltz, chatting with Polka and so on. Its melody is relaxed, cheerful and lively, which can calm the heart and get rid of sadness and pain.
Anger belongs to "wood" in the five elements. When you are extremely angry and depressed, you should listen to angular music, soothing the liver and regulating qi, such as spring breeze, Jiangnan Good, and clayderman's modern piano music. When you are extremely angry and lose your temper, you should use angular music, such as "From the New World" by dvorak and "Awesome" by elgar.
Despair belongs to "water" in five elements. Most of these people lose confidence in life and have despair because of great setbacks and mental trauma. Therefore, they must use cheerful and clear tone music, such as March of the Light Cavalry, Happy Birthday and China's percussion music, to arouse their hopes for a better future.
Music therapy takes about 30 minutes two or three times a day. It is best to wear headphones to avoid external interference. You can't always repeat a piece of music during treatment, so as not to get tired of listening for a long time. The treatment volume should be controlled moderately, and generally the effect is the best below 70 decibels.