TORONTO - Decades later, Mark McKinney says the pressure of writing comedy sketches for “Saturday Night Live” still haunts ...

Engaging in activities that support self-care may help reduce stress and anxiety. These can include getting more exercise, mindfulness practices, and eating a well-balanced diet. Minimizing the ...

Karl Paulknack, concert pianist and dean of music for Ithaca College in New York says, I m not just an entertainer I m a lot ...

Stress can be defined as the quality of an experience ... [One note symphony],” which originated from the clinical practice of the Dutch music therapist Berman (2016), and concerns music-making with ...

A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of ...

A stress fracture is generally the result of overuse or repeated trauma to a bone. Also known as "fatigue fractures," stress fractures may occur when muscles become fatigued or overloaded and transfer ...

Big Rapids resident Chris Jane discussing the health benefits of group drumming in the latest Up and Down the River column.

Your emotions can indicate when you’re under too much stress. For example, feeling irritable or overwhelmingly fearful can be signs of stress. Stress, defined as emotional tension or mental ...

For centuries, music has been a balm for the soul — and, it turns out, for the body as well. From ancient healing rituals to ...

On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium ...

The human stress response, commonly referred to as “fight, flight, or freeze,” evolved as a life-saving adaptation to threats. This biological alarm system floods the body with hormones ...