Cleveland Clinic eXpressions
Orange High School
Pepper Pike, Ohio
Instructor
Maureen Cavotta
Nursing Intern
Anne Marie O'Toole
Research Project
The Effects of Music Intervention on Patients during Epidural Block Procedures
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Music as Medicine
Hans Harland-Hue
eXpressions™ Award: White Ribbon
The research: It's a given fact that listening to music eases patients' tensions and worries. As a result, before or after surgery, they feel much more relaxed. The woman laying on the table is about to undergo surgery. Through the sensor unit on her head, she is listening to a song called “Concerning Hobbits.” I like this song because it's very peaceful and relaxing, which defines the title of this artwork. Her brain waves are projected on the television screen. The image shows that her brain activity is completely overcome by music. The wire music measures coming out of the screen represent what the patient sees and imagines, surrounding her with peace.
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Music as Medicine
Zoe Knight
eXpressions™ Award: White Ribbon
This piece is a representation of music as medicine. The patients who are receiving this treatment are soothing their anxiety for the painful or frightening procedures they must endure. The boy in the picture is emitting a feeling of fear. He clutches his knees in fear of the pain he'll endure, and his face is white and his eyes are empty. Opposite the boy is a trumpet, and out of the trumpet, swirls of color are flying out. The colors make their way over to where the boy is and they become hands that soothe him. The basic idea is that the music is calming him with its influential hands, and the music is bringing color back into him, and washing away his fears, which helps him to better cope with the tribulations that lie ahead.
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