When little kids need to get a painful injection, music therapy can help them get through the procedure, a new study suggests.
Children who received music therapy during a routine immunization visit were less stressed and better able to cope with the procedure than those who didn't receive music therapy, and their parents were less stressed, too, the study found.
“Although it certainly won't eliminate a child's pain or distress, using music to distract them could help them focus less on the pain, which can improve their perception of getting shots,” said Olivia Yinger, the study's author and a music therapist from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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