Tsumugu Furuta
Matsumoto Dental University, Japan
Title: The pain threshold of the forearm by listening to favorite music
Biography
Biography: Tsumugu Furuta
Abstract
The pain causes the stress, and the continued pain reduces quality of life. It is known that the sense of pain decreases by listening to music. Our previous study showed that rhythmical music is more effective to increase the pain threshold than classical music (Vivaldi) and Japanese ballad. Then we examined the effects of favorite music on the pain perception of forearm. Thirty subjects (men:15, women:15, age: 13-85 years old) were investigated for pain thresholds on the forearm by using pain vision PS-2100 (Nipro) which the intensity of electric stimulation gradually increases. They choose their favorite music from You Tube. The measurement of pain threshold was performed for each three times when they wore headphone and were listening favorite music or without music. The thresholds of pain with favorite music (55.7±52.2μA) were significantly higher than those without music (40.3±31.3μA) (Wilcoxon test: p<0.0001). And the men’s thresholds were significantly higher than women at the both situation, with music (Mann-Whitney test: p<0.01) and without music (p<0.05). The kinds of the music that they chose were classical music (2 people), Japanese pop music (7 people), Chinese pop music (2 people) ballads (12 people), rock music (2 people) and Japanese folk (5 people). The present findings suggest that the pain perception might be strongly effected by listening to favorite music.