Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-23-2025

Identifier

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1579130; PMCID: PMC12325222

Abstract

To investigate the experiences of adolescents with chronic pain who participated in an intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment program, this secondary study analyzes the themes that emerged regarding the spontaneous utilization of music in coping strategies for chronic pain. During research interviews focused on coping skills and treatment engagement, participants spontaneously reported using music as an effective coping strategy for managing pain. A deductive thematic analysis revealed key themes related to their usage, including using music as a distractor, motivator and in other ways as coping strategies. Since participants indicated that music is essential to their experiences of coping with pain, incorporating these strategies could improve the effectiveness of treatment protocols. To this end, further investigation is necessary to assess the impact of music on adolescents with chronic pain, focusing on its role in enhancing interdisciplinary treatment.

Journal Title

Front Hum Neurosci

Volume

19

First Page

1579130

Last Page

1579130

PubMed ID

40772251

Keywords

intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment; music; pain; pain management strategies; pediatric

Comments

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Publisher's Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1579130/full

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