Research Article

The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals

Number: 23 August 31, 2024
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The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the immediate effects of listening to classical music as a cognitive relaxation technique during stretching exercises on trunk flexibility and exercise-induced pain. Method: This study was a randomized controlled trial in which 34 healthy male and female individuals aged between 18-22 years were divided into two groups: classical music listening group (n=17) and control group (n=17). Both groups performed static stretching exercises on the lumbal region and hamstring muscle groups for a total of 15 minutes. During the exercise, participants in the Classical Music Group listened to music with headphones. Control group did not listen to any music. Both groups underwent evaluation of their forward (Sit Reach Test) and lateral trunk flexibility (Trunk Lateral Flexion Test) before and after the exercise. Pain intensity during exercise was measured with Visual Analog Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the R-Studio 1.4.1103 program, with a significance level of p<0.05. Results: In both groups, there was an increase in all flexibility values compared to before the stretching exercise (p<0.001). Classical Music Group demonstrated greater improvements in flexibility values compared to the Control Group, except for the forward flexibility of the trunk (p<0.05). The two groups had no significant difference in pain levels experienced during static stretching exercises (p>0.05). Conclusion: Performing stretching exercises while listening to classical music has been shown to increase the pain threshold. This decreased sensation of pain resulting from exercise can also lead to increased flexibility.

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Ethical Statement

This study is an original study; preparation, data collection, analysis I have acted in accordance with the principles and rules of scientific ethics at all stages, including the presentation of information; I have cited the sources for all data and information not obtained within the scope of this study and have included these sources in the bibliography; I have not made any errors in the data used. I declare that I have not made any changes. At any time, I declare that any situation contrary to this statement I made about the study I consent to all moral and legal consequences in the event of detection I'll let you know.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Music Therapy

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 31, 2024

Publication Date

August 31, 2024

Submission Date

January 10, 2024

Acceptance Date

August 5, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 23

APA
Sener, S., Cantürk, E., & Topal, E. E. (2024). The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, 23, 613-628. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1417431
AMA
1.Sener S, Cantürk E, Topal EE. The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals. IGUSABDER. 2024;(23):613-628. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1417431
Chicago
Sener, Sanem, Elif Cantürk, and Eda Ezgi Topal. 2024. “The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, nos. 23: 613-28. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1417431.
EndNote
Sener S, Cantürk E, Topal EE (August 1, 2024) The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences 23 613–628.
IEEE
[1]S. Sener, E. Cantürk, and E. E. Topal, “The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals”, IGUSABDER, no. 23, pp. 613–628, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.38079/igusabder.1417431.
ISNAD
Sener, Sanem - Cantürk, Elif - Topal, Eda Ezgi. “The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences. 23 (August 1, 2024): 613-628. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1417431.
JAMA
1.Sener S, Cantürk E, Topal EE. The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals. IGUSABDER. 2024;:613–628.
MLA
Sener, Sanem, et al. “The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, no. 23, Aug. 2024, pp. 613-28, doi:10.38079/igusabder.1417431.
Vancouver
1.Sanem Sener, Elif Cantürk, Eda Ezgi Topal. The Effects of Classical Music on Pain and Spinal Mobility During Stretching Exercises in Healthy Individuals. IGUSABDER. 2024 Aug. 1;(23):613-28. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1417431

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