Listening to pop star Rihanna can ease children’s pain after major surgery, a study reveals.
Young patients who listened to 30 minutes of hits by Rihanna , Taylor Swift and other favourites had a significant reduction in pain, the research at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago found.
Report author Dr Santhanam Suresh said: “Audio therapy should be considered by hospitals as an important strategy to minimise pain in children undergoing major surgery.”
Youngsters, aged nine to 14, chose from a playlist of music, including pop, country, rock and classical.
A strategy to control pain without medication is important because medication can cause breathing difficulties in children.
The report says that a strategy to control post-surgical pain without medication is important because opioid analgesics – most commonly used to control post-surgical pain – can cause breathing problems in children.
Source: Mirror