A new study found listening to music can be effective for reducing pain in high-anxiety patients who are easily absorbed in cognitive activities, according to findings published in The Journal of Pain.
Researchers from the University of Utah Pain Research Center evaluated the responses of 143 individuals to pain shocks while listening to music, following melodies and identifying deviant tones. They found arousal from the pain stimuli decreased with the increasing difficulty of the music-related task. They also found individuals with high levels of anxiety about pain had the greatest engagement in the task and experienced greater reductions in pain responses.
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Researchers from the University of Utah Pain Research Center evaluated the responses of 143 individuals to pain shocks while listening to music, following melodies and identifying deviant tones. They found arousal from the pain stimuli decreased with the increasing difficulty of the music-related task. They also found individuals with high levels of anxiety about pain had the greatest engagement in the task and experienced greater reductions in pain responses.
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