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*Pain : Music therapy may help reduce pain for people dealing with certain health problems. A 2011 study from Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, for example, found that music therapy may have both short- and long-term benefits on alleviating pain in breast cancer patients after undergoing mastectomy. The study involved a total of 120 breast cancer patients who'd recently undergone surgical breast removal. Starting the day after surgery, 60 patients participated in music therapy while the other 60 patients received routine nursing care only. The study continued until the participants' third admission to the hospital for chemotherapy. By the study's end, members of the music therapy group showed a significantly greater decrease in pain (compared to those in the control group). In addition, music therapy may reduce pain in burn patients, according to a 2010 study in the Journal of Burn Care and Research. Involving a total of 29 patients, the study found that music therapy also helped relieve anxiety and lessen muscle tension.

*Parkinson's Disease : A small study published in Psychosomatic Medicine in 2000 indicates that music therapy shows promise for people with Parkinson's disease. For the study, 32 patients with Parkinson's disease were assigned to three months of treatment with either music therapy (involving practices like choral singing and voice exercise) or physical therapy. Study results revealed that music therapy led to improvement in motor and behavioral functioning. Music therapy also appeared to improve quality of life.

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