/tags/music-therapy Music Therapy en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:58:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/how-the-song-society-empowers-kids-with-life-altering-medical-conditions Music therapy can reduce stress and anxiety, improve memory, elevate mood and facilitate pain management and physical rehabilitation. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:58:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/how-the-song-society-empowers-kids-with-life-altering-medical-conditions Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2020-07-01/missouri-s-t-researcher-looks-to-standardize-list-of-music-for-brain-research ROLLA — Therapists and researchers have long used music to diagnose and treat disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's, but there hasn’t been a standard… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:23:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-01/missouri-s-t-researcher-looks-to-standardize-list-of-music-for-brain-research Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2020-03-25/heart-wrenching-joy-music-therapist-sets-hospice-patients-heartbeats-to-song Some of Dorothy Matejka’s favorite days are when she gets to enjoy music therapy in her south St. Louis apartment. She never tires of songs like “On the… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:08:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-03-25/heart-wrenching-joy-music-therapist-sets-hospice-patients-heartbeats-to-song Nancy Fowler /arts/2017-10-12/after-growing-up-in-20-foster-homes-st-louis-woman-brings-music-to-kids-whove-had-a-rough-start Melanie Barrier went into the Florida foster care system as a newborn. She lived in 20 foster homes before she was adopted at age 10.Stability existed in… Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:14:03 GMT /arts/2017-10-12/after-growing-up-in-20-foster-homes-st-louis-woman-brings-music-to-kids-whove-had-a-rough-start Nancy Fowler /arts/2013-01-07/healing-arts-chemo-and-chopin This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 7, 2013 - During the long month between Richard Hawkins’ stage-four neck cancer diagnosis and… Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:57:46 GMT /arts/2013-01-07/healing-arts-chemo-and-chopin Nancy Fowler