Why art benefits you in your health and is used as therapy

Madrid, Apr 30.(Edizions) -

The World Health Organization (WHO) is clear: "Artistic activities, from dance to singing, from reading to the theater, benefit health and can help treat complicated problems such as diabetes, obesity, Parkinson Parkinsonor mental illnesses ".

This is defended by this international entity according to a published report a couple of years ago in which it reviewed the more than 900 scientific publications written on the subject, "the most exhaustive evaluation of health and art carried out to date".

This scientific review highlights that the arts exert a positive influence on our health during the different stages of our life from birth to old age, and gives the children's example before going to sleep: "Children whose parents areThey read a story before bedtings sleep more time at night and concentrate better at school ".

In turn, he concludes that training in dramatic arts among colleagues can help adolescents from urban areas to facilitate responsible decision making, improve well -being and reduce exposure to violence.

He also reviews that listening to music or practicing artistic activities reduces the side effects of cancer treatment, while it has been observed that, in later stages of life, music can favor cognitive functions in people with dementia.Specifically, this report finds that singing in particular improves attention, episodic memory and execution capabilities.

Art in health context

In the context of health care, WHO determines that artistic activities can be used to complement or improve treatment protocols, through the following methods:

Listen to music or practice artistic activities reduces the side effects of cancer treatment, including drowsiness, lack of appetite, respiratory failure and nausea.

In emergency situations, artistic activities, such as music, crafts and clowns reduce anxiety, pain and blood pressure, especially in the case of children, but also in their parents.

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Dance provides clinically significant improvements in motor functions for people with Parkinson's disease.

Moreover, the institution highlights that some artistic activities not only produce good results, but can also be more profitable than the most common biomedical treatments."They can promote multiple combined factors that promote health, such as physical activity and backing for mental health, and have a low risk of negative results.They can also be a way to involve minority or difficult access groups, "he emphasizes.

At present, several countries are studying artistic and social prescription plans, in which primary care doctors can refer their patients to perform artistic activities, according to Apostille.

Art helps us in our disease

"Art keeps us healthy.Help in our recovery and allows us to live longer and better.Of the waiting rooms to the halls.What surrounds us has an impact on the way we think and feel.Art can transform the clinical, impersonal and cold environments to warm and welcoming, improving the experience in the hospital, "the Foundation (H) art, founded by Tamara Kreisler and Silvia Centeno, emphasized, a pioneering organization in the settingUp of exhibitions and artistic workshops in hospitals, health centers and Spanish residences.

As they recognize their objective is to use art to help patients, family and health personnel in these environments and that is why they have launched their first exhibition, with a sample of works by designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada at the Vithas Aravaca hospital (Madrid).

"A hospitalization derived from a disease is always difficult, but, today, these hospitalizations are, if possible, even more worrying due to the global Pandemia of the COVID-19," says Kreisler."What we are looking for with the installation of these temporary exhibitions and with the art workshops is that sick, family and health personnel, who are the ones who are most suffering from this pandemic, can have moments of serenity and distraction that help them to cope with their dayTo day, "explains Silvia Centeno.

As they argue, art is a "very effective" therapeutic tool in the treatment of different pathologies and diseases."It helps to lower tension, stress and depression, both in patients and in health personnel, reduce the need to use analgesics, raise the morals of health personnel, and makes patient stays more pleasant and brief,", remarks.

Speaking to Infosalus, the director of Vithas Aravaca, José Gómez, emphasizes that art can represent a way of humanization of healthcare, as well as a harmless intervention, with more or less impact on the patient, but the one who is sure that is positive.

As for its effectiveness as a treatment, Gomez maintains that with music therapy it is perhaps the most clinical experience accumulates, especially in neonates and in patients with dementia or Parkinson, "with scientifically palpable improvement results".

Another scale on which art would benefit in sick people is in their mood, according to: "With art you get a mood, of specific experience that, in general for the patient it is good.The day the patient interacts with that dose of beauty that art brings to him is a day when the patient is with a better attitude and predisposes him to better face his illness ".