Music and elderly.
Since more than 3 decades now, music with seniors (or younger persons), either as an educational or recreational activity, but also as a therapeutically approach has progressed. Even nowadays, in the medical field, more and more studies prove its efficiency as complementary therapy with no known side-effects. The areas where music therapy has a positive outcome, reach from pulmonary disorders to a lot of neurological chronic diseases, including aphasia, dementia or Parkinson. And at the end of life, music therapy has found a remarkable place for expressing or supporting strong emotional feelings. Evidence-based results on physiological and hormonal changes will also be reviewed.
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy; D001037:Aphasia / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005060:Europe; D005684:Gait; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy; D004856:Postural Balance; D014481:United States