A new study suggests that certain songs may have analgesic effects.

A new study suggests that choosing your own music may be more effective at easing needle-related pain than listening to Mozart or soothing relaxation tracks.

Scientists found playing patients’ preferred tunes before a typical procedure before an MRI minimized pain and stress. The ...

If you hate needles, music might make you feel better during a cannula insertion—but it has to be the right kind of music.

Patients who picked their own music reported less pain after an IV insertion in a 204-person study. The tested relaxation ...

After Michelle Yang pulled on a pair of headphones to listen to one of her favorite songs — Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” — she felt a flash of pain on her left forearm. Yang was participating in a ...

Have you ever gotten the chills from listening to a particular song? A new study by Canadian researcher Darius Valevicius has found that listening to chill-inducing music can reduce pain, and may ...

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health, Salaysay helps ...

Hate needles? Your favorite jam might help you get through a painful jab. People best managed their pain during an IV insertion when docs played patients' favorite tunes rather than Mozart or ...

A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that music therapy interventions involving singing, active instrument play, and relaxation/imagery may be more effective for reducing ...