MORE THAN 80% of patients undergoing surgical procedures experience moderate-to-severe pain postoperatively Despite national guidelines for pain management, many patients may have uncontrolled pain that can delay wound healing and lead to anxiety and depression. Relaxation and music have been recommended in acute pain management guidelines as interventions to be used with opioids for moderate postoperative pain. More randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these recommendations, but compelling evidence exists that music therapy is a simple, cost-effective, and benign intervention to reduce the intensity and duration of postoperative pain.
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