A positive mood, reduced discomfort and anxiety, and possibilities for emotional expression can all be facilitated by music.
Dopamine production in the brain can be increased by listening to music. Anxiety and depression symptoms are lessened thanks to the enhanced dopamine production.
Alzheimer's disease and dementia have no known treatments; however, music therapy has been demonstrated to improve some of its symptoms.
Music therapy can help with pain management by lowering stress levels and offering a potent competing stimulus to the pain signals that enter the brain.
Particularly in the context of geriatric care, acute care, or palliative medicine, music can significantly lessen the perceived level of pain.