Music and Sensory Integration

Currently, the increasing focus on sensory integration therapy has had a significant impact on the clinical practices of professionals in related health fields. Sensory integration involves the evaluation of the tactile, olfactory, gustatory, visual, auditory systems, as well as proprioception and the vestibular system. In recent years, music and sound have been used as therapeutic tools by occupational therapists, speech - language pathologists, and psychologists. Research has shown that music and music therapy positively affect sensory gating and sensory modulation. Additionally, music therapy has the potential to be integrated into multidisciplinary team interventions, providing multifaceted and personalized interventions tailored to the specific needs of individuals. This paper provides an overview of the concepts and operating mechanisms of sensory integration through a literature review on music, music therapy, sensory integration, and sensory processing disorders. It highlights sensory processing disorders and discusses the relationship between music and sensory integration by reviewing existing research on music therapy interventions for sensory integration/sensory processing disorders. Finally, the paper further explores the potential possibilities of music therapy interventions for sensory processing disorders. This research has found that music and music therapy demonstrate certain potential in the application to sensory processing disorders, making them worth further exploration.