Reduce Pain by Listening to Music

Monday, June 08, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Listening to music can have a significant positive effect on our perception of physical pain.

Reduce Pain by Listening to Music

According to Saednews, Those patients who listened to music during this experiment told researchers that their pain levels decreased by about 21 percent, and their depression caused by chronic pain was reduced by up to 25 percent. This study, the results of which were published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, also shows that music helps patients feel less disabled and physically impaired.

The patients who participated in this study were selected from visitors to rheumatology clinics. On average, they had been suffering for about seven years from diseases such as osteoarthritis, spinal vertebral displacement, and rheumatoid arthritis. Most of them had been experiencing persistent pain in at least one part of their body.