Music therapy synchronized with heart rate for multiple sclerosis pain

This study is testing whether listening to specially designed music that matches your heart rhythm — sometimes combined with guided movement imagery — can help reduce pain in people with multiple sclerosis. Researchers believe that combining two proven approaches (music therapy and guided mental practice of movements) may work better together than either one alone to help manage chronic MS pain and improve your overall well-being.

Pain affects about two-thirds of people with multiple sclerosis and can make fatigue, anxiety, depression, and sleep much worse. While music therapy and guided movement practice have both been shown to help with pain, this study wants to see if combining them in a specialized program delivered through video conference might be even more effective for MS patients.