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Pain. Agitation. Anxiety. Respiratory Distress. Elevated Heart Rate or Blood Pressure.
Yes, there are medications for all of these symptoms, but sometimes medicine is just not enough. That's where Live Therapeutic Music (LTM) comes in as a complementary, clinical intervention.
When played at the bedside by a Certified Music Practitioner, LTM often helps patients relax, rest and stabilize. In fact, many of our patients fall asleep during LTM sessions, and we’re okay with that.
Because we’re changing the way we care for the suffering
through Live Therapeutic Music.
LTM is an art form based on the science of sound. It is not entertainment or music therapy, but a non-pharmacologic intervention that helps suppress the "fight or flight response" that is often present in patients suffering from symptoms of pain, anxiety, agitation, respiratory distress, or terminal agitation.
STRINGS OF MERCY SUPPORTS OUR FRONT-LINE HEALTHCARE HEROES
With the onset of COVID-19, healthcare professionals have been working with significantly increased levels of stress. Many are simply exhausted by balancing the needs of their patients with the need to protect themselves and their families from this deadly virus. One critical-care nurse told us in 2020, “We can handle anything you throw at us., but we can’t do it forever, and this pandemic seems like it's going to last forever!”
Recognizing the need to support our healthcare heroes, Strings of Mercy has developed therapeutic music programs designed to combat the stress and anxiety associated with working with COVID-19 patients. Live Therapeutic Music played at critical-care nursing stations provides a soothing work environment, and research now shows that these interventions are making a huge difference.
CMP Max Eve provides live therapeutic music for nursing staff at their workstations each week