We've talked about it
before and let me reiterate,
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music is a
powerful tool in reducing
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recovery time from surgery.
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So the question is,
what music should you choose?
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That answer is a little more
difficult than you might think.
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Individual music
preferences are so varied,
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what may work for
me, may not work for you.
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But there is a body of research
that gives us a starting place
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to make some good suggestions.
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First, I would recommend
choosing music from the
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Baroque era. Choose songs
you like and it causes you to
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breathe slower and feel
relaxed and organized with your
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thoughts. Look for music
with a healthy resting heartbeat
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and has a soft
pleasing dynamic level.
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Secondly, when you've
found the songs you like,
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put them on a CD or an
iPod in the order you prefer.
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Listen to them before
the surgery regularly.
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Consciously relax your
body, think empowering thoughts.
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Imagine your body healing itself
as you listen and meditate
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on the music.
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You should also choose
certain sections in the songs
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to quote some special scripture,
scripture that empowers you,
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it will be a great
form of meditation.
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Then immediately prior
to and during the surgery
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as long as the hospital
allows it, have the CD playing
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in your headphones.
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If they don't allow this, ask
if the headphones and music be
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played for you in recovery?
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Your brain will use the music
as ques for the healing thoughts
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you had before and the
scriptures you quoted at certain
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points in the music, at
least that's the idea promoted
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by the research.
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To be even more specific,
let me list a few songs that
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first, come to mind for me.
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These songs may not
all be right for you,
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but they are a place from
which to start your search.
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Bach's Chorale from The Little
Suite, that's one that's great,
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there's also music from Handel,
of course Mozart, Albinoni,
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Frescobaldi,
Telemann, Schutz, Monteverdi,
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there's so many more.
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I suggest, take a trip to
Barnes & Nobles and listen
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to a compilation of
CD's of certain eras in the
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Baroque music, or take
a jaunt through I-Tunes,
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Rhapsody, or other online
services that help you find
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and refine your musical tastes.
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Wishing you a
successful surgery and recovery.
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