Can Music Help Heal?

Music really helps me relax and get my mind off things, but I don't really think it's going to heal me. 

The author of this article is a world-renowned pianist, who suffers from psoriatic arthritis. Excellent topic, Lαrα!

Music for me was healing in multiple ways. It served to effectively distract me from pain, and remind me of beauty when I felt sorrow. When I was able to perform again, it remains the one activity that makes me forget my disability entirely, totally engaging mind, body, and spirit.

I work with people at a nursing home who are depressed and withdrawn, and have found that sharing the music they love just brings them alive, as in the wonderful video you shared, DJ.

I know that if im feeling low...listening to music lifts my mood. Its a self initiated strategy to prevent becoming stressed or depressed. Our immune system suffers if we become low so indeed it makes sense that our immune system is 'boosted' with music therapy.

It offers positive benefits on our general wellbeing

willvape, that is a fascinating account! My brain is deteriorating because of my disease, and I, too, notice memory and concentration problems. Fortunately, my ability to read music has not been diminished. So happy we can still play!

I read a lot about this Lαrα, and I think the usage of music therapy is increasing. And benefits go way beyond just "feeling good", or boosting your immune system.
I also contacted one healer, who uses various instruments (gongs, some Himalayan instruments,...), and uses these on special frequency, individually for each patient and his problem. It is claimed our each organ has a unique frequency, and by using the sounds they somehow align you to it. So as I see it, if you have problems with your lungs, he is going to play special instrument on a specific frequency, to align your lungs again, try to move them towards a healthy state. Hope I am making some sense, its hard to explain this even in my native language

Well unfortunately I didnt try the therapy. He was honest enough, and said he tried already with one SCI patient, with no results. I definitely respect his honesty, as he could milk some money out of me. But I still believe it could help me, maybe not after only a few therapies.

Great info Europedude, I've never heard of music therapy the way you described it but it sounds very interesting. I gotta try it out just for the hell of it!