Today there are many ways to deal with pain. Many people choose medicines to cure these pains. Another less known method used to manage pain is music therapy. Music therapy can be used to reduce anxiety and pain during childbirth as well as in dental hygiene. Music therapy has been used for a long time. Frequently music is said to be one of the most ancient healing techniques (O’Kelly 130). Plato said that different types …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…labor. Overall the women said that the music helped them take their minds off the pain and concentrate on the people helping them (Browning 274). Music reduces stress and anxiety, which in return reduces the perception of pain. There are many other ways of reducing pain, but music therapy is the safest noninvasive way of doing it. Music therapy is currently being used to help women during their pregnancy and also alleviate pain in dental hygiene.