Music therapy-

Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.  Such therapy includes a broad range of activities such as listening to music, singing, and playing a musical instrument.  This type of therapy has demonstrated benefit in reducing anxiety and pain in patients undergoing a biopsy (J Adv Nurs 2017 Nov 23. Doi: 101111/jan. 13509).  When chosen by the patient, music therapy has a positive impact on chronic pain (Pain Physician 2017 Nov;20(7):597-610).  It also improves depression (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Nov 16;11:CD004517)