THE POTENTIAL OF MUSIC THERAPY IN MEDICINE – THE USE OF MUSIC IN THE PREVENTION AND THERAPY OF OBESITY
THE POTENTIAL OF MUSIC THERAPY IN MEDICINE – THE USE OF MUSIC IN THE PREVENTION AND THERAPY OF OBESITY

Summary/Abstract: Music has accompanied humanity throughout its evolution and can be considered a characteristic of the human species that emerged with the acquisition of self-awareness. There are different theories regarding the appearance of music in human life, as well as its functions. What is unanimously accepted at this time is the fact that music does not only have an entertainment function but also a therapeutic function. Studies in recent years have confirmed that music can be used in therapy with a multitude of benefits. In favor of these statements is the fact that music has been used in the history of humanity both in moments of joy and sadness or distress, with different purposes. Therefore, other motivations for its use in different situations, excluding its entertainment function, cannot be disputed. Lullabies, funeral laments, healing rituals or incantations, songs of mobilization for battle, are examples of situations in which music was used outside its entertainment role. This study aims to highlight another type of potential of music, namely that of a therapeutic tool in medicine. We conducted a review of the articles with the mentioned theme by querying the PubMed database, using as key search terms music therapy - obesity - food. We identified a number of 71 articles from which we eliminated 54 articles, which did not fit the research theme. We processed the data obtained using the Microsoft Excel program. The results highlighted that the potential of music as a therapeutic tool is insufficiently used, there are data that could open new avenues of research on the use of music in medicine and regarding the strict use of music in obesity therapy and nutritional management especially in children, the results are very good. In conclusion, we can say that music can be a useful therapeutic tool, almost without adverse reactions, cheap and easy to use in modifying undesirable nutritional behavior patterns, as well as in obesity therapy with reference to certain cognitive-behavioral skills.Music has accompanied humanity throughout its evolution and can be considered a characteristic of the human species that emerged with the acquisition of self-awareness. There are different theories regarding the appearance of music in human life, as well as its functions. What is unanimously accepted at this time is the fact that music does not only have an entertainment function but also a therapeutic function. Studies in recent years have confirmed that music can be used in therapy with a multitude of benefits. In favor of these statements is the fact that music has been used in the history of humanity both in moments of joy and sadness or distress, with different purposes. Therefore, other motivations for its use in different situations, excluding its entertainment function, cannot be disputed. Lullabies, funeral laments, healing rituals or incantations, songs of mobilization for battle, are examples of situations in which music was used outside its entertainment role. This study aims to highlight another type of potential of music, namely that of a therapeutic tool in medicine. We conducted a review of the articles with the mentioned theme by querying the PubMed database, using as key search terms music therapy - obesity - food. We identified a number of 71 articles from which we eliminated 54 articles, which did not fit the research theme. We processed the data obtained using the Microsoft Excel program. The results highlighted that the potential of music as a therapeutic tool is insufficiently used, there are data that could open new avenues of research on the use of music in medicine and regarding the strict use of music in obesity therapy and nutritional management especially in children, the results are very good. In conclusion, we can say that music can be a useful therapeutic tool, almost without adverse reactions, cheap and easy to use in modifying undesirable nutritional behavior patterns, as well as in obesity therapy with reference to certain cognitive-behavioral skills.

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