01-20-2006, 08:38 PM
Music can help cure diabetes, asthma
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And if you don'tât believe it, ask Ragini Mathur (name changed on request), a 53-year-old arthritis patient who is attending a music therapy workshop called "Sur Sanjeevan" at the Bhatkhande Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya here.
"We were made to sit on chairs, take a deep breath, close our eyes and listen to the ragas that were being played by Pandit Shashank Katti. An hour later, I found that the pain in my knee joints had reduced considerably. Hours later, at home, the sense of relief continued and now I am going to regularly attend the classes," she told this newspaper on Tuesday.
Pandit Shashank Katti, who specialises in music therapy, says the music therapy has been developed with active guidance from Dr Himalayan Pantvaidya, an eminent anaesthetist and Vaidyaraj Sanjay Chhajed. "The concept of therapy through music is not new and is based on the mood elevation theory. We are also combining the fundamental principles of ayurveda for long-term benefits," he states.
Pandit Shashank Katti elaborates that music therapy is based on four aspects ?modern medical inventions, traditions and applications of Indian classical music, ayurveda and mood elevation theory.
Explaining further, he says: "The particular soft and soothing rhythm used in lullabies sung by mothers help in putting an infant to sleep. However, if a fast-paced disco beat is used in the lullaby, the infant will not go to sleep ?instead, he or she may become more active at bedtime because this rhythm induces energy."
According to Pandit Shashank Katti, most physical disorders emerge from stress conditions and lifestyle problems. "Music is a great healer and if one listens to soft music when stress conditions are high, one will experience a sense of relief. Just try playing some soothing music when two people are fighting and you will notice that the decibel level gradually comes down," he says.
The maestro has effectively used "Raag Hindol" to cure patients suffering from spondylitis and "Raag Malhar" to provide relief to asthma patients. "It has also been found that music therapies are effective in reducing pains during labour and also in increasing the weight of premature babies. Some nursing homes in Mumbai are already playing these ragas in the room where babies are placed, in labour rooms and in rooms where babies are placed in incubators," he says.
Incidentally, Pandit Shashank Katti has also released a number of cassettes on music therapy for patients suffering from arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, colitis, liver disorders, asthma, and migraine. The workshop in Lucknow which began on Monday will continue till January 29.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And if you don'tât believe it, ask Ragini Mathur (name changed on request), a 53-year-old arthritis patient who is attending a music therapy workshop called "Sur Sanjeevan" at the Bhatkhande Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya here.
"We were made to sit on chairs, take a deep breath, close our eyes and listen to the ragas that were being played by Pandit Shashank Katti. An hour later, I found that the pain in my knee joints had reduced considerably. Hours later, at home, the sense of relief continued and now I am going to regularly attend the classes," she told this newspaper on Tuesday.
Pandit Shashank Katti, who specialises in music therapy, says the music therapy has been developed with active guidance from Dr Himalayan Pantvaidya, an eminent anaesthetist and Vaidyaraj Sanjay Chhajed. "The concept of therapy through music is not new and is based on the mood elevation theory. We are also combining the fundamental principles of ayurveda for long-term benefits," he states.
Pandit Shashank Katti elaborates that music therapy is based on four aspects ?modern medical inventions, traditions and applications of Indian classical music, ayurveda and mood elevation theory.
Explaining further, he says: "The particular soft and soothing rhythm used in lullabies sung by mothers help in putting an infant to sleep. However, if a fast-paced disco beat is used in the lullaby, the infant will not go to sleep ?instead, he or she may become more active at bedtime because this rhythm induces energy."
According to Pandit Shashank Katti, most physical disorders emerge from stress conditions and lifestyle problems. "Music is a great healer and if one listens to soft music when stress conditions are high, one will experience a sense of relief. Just try playing some soothing music when two people are fighting and you will notice that the decibel level gradually comes down," he says.
The maestro has effectively used "Raag Hindol" to cure patients suffering from spondylitis and "Raag Malhar" to provide relief to asthma patients. "It has also been found that music therapies are effective in reducing pains during labour and also in increasing the weight of premature babies. Some nursing homes in Mumbai are already playing these ragas in the room where babies are placed, in labour rooms and in rooms where babies are placed in incubators," he says.
Incidentally, Pandit Shashank Katti has also released a number of cassettes on music therapy for patients suffering from arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, colitis, liver disorders, asthma, and migraine. The workshop in Lucknow which began on Monday will continue till January 29.
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