Arrowhead Health Centers’ Medical Director Dr. Janice Johnston has a passion for the blues. So much so that she serves on the board of the Blues Foundation, a Memphis based organization whose mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. This avid love for music has also found its way into her medical career, combining both passions into a program called: Let the Music Heal You, which combines the health benefits of music with entertainment for those Arrowhead Health Centers’ patients waiting in the lobby before their appointments.
Have you ever been feeling down or tired while you’re at home or in your car and a song comes on the radio that just changes your whole mood and makes you feel more alive? This is an example how music can heal.
Dr. Johnston explains: “Hearing a song (that makes you feel good) releases hormones in your brain. Those hormones can help aid in the healing process.”
The health benefits of music are numerous including pain relief, increased workout endurance and performance, and reduced stress. Combining the healing benefits of music into Arrowhead’s waiting room of sick patients seemed like a logical step.
- 8 years ago
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