Wah! Music can make people more resistant pain

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Music is touted as a universal language because it is found in many cultures. In addition, music is also widely used in various therapies for relaxation. One study found that music can even reduce pain.

Findings from a study conducted Robin Dunbar of Oxford University assisted researchers from the University of Liverpool and Binghamton University confirms that music increases the production of endorphins, which are substances that are often referred to as a natural opiate.

Music is music that is done with dancing, drumming, playing other instruments, to sing. Unfortunately, the positive effects of music does not apply to people who just listen to music.

Dunbar and his colleagues conducted four different experiments. First, nine employees of a music store saw 12 people asked drummer playing music for 30 minutes while you work. After 10 minutes, employees and drummer tested in a way that is rarely pressed the arm used.

All of the participants were asked to say when is the pressure starting to hurt. Apparently drummer has a higher pain threshold and a more positive emotions than music store employee. That is, the drummer can withstand more pain than employees.

The second experiment saw service from 2 different religious organizations. One service involves a lot of people singing, clapping their hands and say your prayers as musically. Not the only organization to use the song. Apparently participants who attended religious services singing has a higher pain threshold than those without singing.

The third experiment compared the musicians with dancers who were practicing. The experimental results found that dancers have a higher endorphin levels than musicians. This suggests that the type of training does influence the production of endorphins.

The fourth experiment done by asking people to listen to classical music with fast and slow. As a result, both groups reported increased pain threshold at all.

"Because music affects the increase of endorphins, then it makes sense when humans are always motivated to make music in the past," said Dunbar as reported by Medical Daily, Tuesday (20/11/2012).

Dunbar found that music evolved from the need to strengthen ties within the community. But there is another theory that explains that the music evolved from the need to placate a toddler.

Source:  Medical Daily