In Two Steps: Music Therapy Research for Chronic Pain

A new research study supported by the National Endowment for the Arts' Creative Forces initiative is exploring how working with a music therapist can help veterans manage chronic pain and related challenges such as depression, anxiety, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In this video, veterans at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, share their experiences with music listening and how it has helped them manage chronic pain. Read the accompanying story here: https://www.arts.gov/spotlight/listen... Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Department of War and Department of Veterans Affairs that seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers.