Waste, Music, and the Art of Healing

Glass is one of the major materials used in our daily activities ranging from cups for drinking bevarages, save wine, and reaching to be vital for even mobile phones and other electronics. It is easy to make glass, however it is environmental challenge to deal with waste glass. Historically, glass been made for a long time ago as we have some artistic glass with more than 3000-5000 years old. How this glass was made and how it is still be available with the same shape and colors without any damages?

In this talk, we will explore the fascinating world of glass to understand how we can deal with this beautiful material and how we can handle it for the sake of our environment.

We aim to explore and evaluate a hitherto unexplored treatment method for people living with long-term musculoskeletal pain. The project's starting point is that it is urgent to develop evidence-based methods that can promote health and well-being, alleviate suffering and lead to an improved quality of life in the target group. The method "Functionally oriented music therapy" (FMT), to be studied in the present project, can be such a method.

The overall purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of FMT in people with long-term musculoskeletal pain in comparison to the care that is usually given in close care. Furthermore, the aim is to create a deeper understanding about the importance of music and movement from a recovery perspective for people with long-term musculoskeletal pain.