Effect of music therapy on stress among physiotherapy students in bangalore

Background: Stress in medical students is well established. It may affect students’ academic performance and lead to anxiety and depression. Stress not only affect their academics but also affect their mental health and productivity. Music therapy seems to alleviate the stress thus this study was conducted to find out the effect of music therapy on stress among physiotherapy students in Bangalore.
Methodology: The primary data was collected from the students studying in various physiotherapy colleges in Bangalore. Google forms of Perceived Stress Scale were distributed among 145 students of various colleges of Bangalore, out of which 120 students having moderate to severe stress were selected for this study. 7 minutes of music therapy was given for 1 month and its effect on stress was evaluated.
Results: The results of this study showed that there was significanteffect of music therapy on stress among physiotherapy students.
Discussion: Music therapy seems to have a significant effect on physiology, associated with stress reduction, pain management rehabilitation and behavior modification thus helping the students to relieve their stress significantly.
Conclusion: From our study we conclude that music therapy has significant effect on stress among physiotherapy students and thus music therapy can be recommended for the same.