Strains of "Amazing Grace" in a tinkling soprano rising over the sounds of a hospital ICU might seem out of place. But Sunny Hadder, UAB's board-certified music therapist, knows there's definitely a place for music in the realm of healing. "It's much more than merely singing to a patient, and it does a lot more than entertain." Each day, Hadder loads up her cart with musical instruments and activities and heads off to see patients in the hospital. Research indicates music therapy elicits verbalization, increases relaxation and comfort levels, reduces blood pressure, reduces pain perception, reduces levels of fear, stress and anxiety and increases self-worth and control while in the hospital.
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