The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25599   Message #301220
Posted By: Ebbie
20-Sep-00 - 02:20 AM
Thread Name: Music and Vital Signs
Subject: Music and Vital Signs
I just came from a town hall meeting formatted along the lines of Bill Moyers' On Our Own Terms. Afterward there was some discussion on a 'new' service, that of music that is based upon the vital signs- breath, pulse, blood pressure- of a terminally ill patient. Allegedly, it has a over-all therapeutic effect in general, and specifically, on pain.

The therapy is supposedly covered by insurance in Montana. Has anyone else heard of this?

Ebbie