Singing with others for health and wellness: It can 'renew the spirit and adjust the mindset’
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Music can be a form of therapy, especially singing with others, according to a growing body of research examining the health and wellness benefits of this activity. Here are details.
Music therapy addresses symptoms across a wide range of illnesses, including chronic pain, anxiety disorders, cancer and lung diseases like asthma, COPD and COVID-19, said Joanne V. Loewy, director of The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Research explored how singing in a choir can improve well-being over time. "I've headed home feeling rejuvenated, strengthened and empowered to face life."
It also benefits the pediatric population and the very young in neonatal care.
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