No Medication Pain Relief

Mar 24 2025 The Guardian

Pioneering project by Welsh National Opera suggests music can alleviate chronic pain

A project led by Welsh National Opera has suggested music can help people suffering with persistent pain.

Participants in a pain management programme run by WNO with NHS Wales reported that singing and taking part in breathing exercises in sessions run by vocal experts eased their symptoms.

Those who had taken part had no illusions that they had been cured of chronic illnesses but said the programme had helped them manage their pain by giving them techniques to deal with it.

I have known for a long time, and from personal experience, that breathing deep and concentrating on your breathing calms you down and lowers your stress level, so this makes total sense.

Very good news in this day and age of over-medication and opiate epidemics.