Live music at VA hospital helps those suffering from PTSD

Source: Standard-Examiner
Published: Wednesday 18 January, 2012

FRESNO, Calif. -- The hospital was built in the years after World War II. Its ceilings are low, corridors long and corners sharp -- all possible stress triggers for those who have been in combat.

Not to mention that a hospital waiting room can make anyone edgy.

But the Veterans Affairs hospital in Fresno has found a way to make the experience easier: live music.

A musician playing amid the hustle and bustle is familiar to anyone who has ever sat at a cafe with entertainment or taken the subway. But this has proved to be more. The hospital set out to provide simple distraction, but soon doctors noticed a marked improvement in many of their patients, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

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