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Music lightens spirit, makes us feel good. Even when we feel like hell, study finds

Monday, May 29th, 2006

A new study reinforces the healing power of music.

The scientifically rigorous study, published in the current issue of The Journal of Advanced Nursing, finds that listening to music just one hour a day can reduce pain levels by up to 21% and depression levels by up to 25% among long-term sufferers of chronic pain.

Those in the study had been suffering from back pain due to disc disease, arthritis or other (more…)

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