A review of harp therapy and gender demographics analysis in published studies
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Yimiao Zou
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Harp therapy has been proven to help patients with pain and stress relief, the improvement of the pregnancy rate of reproductive medicine, the weight gain in newborns, and the palliative care for the terminally ill or dying ones. This article reviewed the application field of harp therapy, the music utilized during treatment, and the available training programs for harp therapy. Furthermore, the gender demographics of published studies were analyzed. The psychophysiological responses from different genders need to be investigated in future studies.
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