▁fl utes . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁and ▁M ental ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁the ▁fl ute ▁ ▁Heart ▁R ate ▁Vari ability ▁▁ ▁One ▁study ▁that ▁survey ed ▁the ▁phys i ological ▁effects ▁of ▁playing ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁found ▁a ▁significant ▁positive ▁effect ▁on ▁heart ▁rate ▁vari ability , ▁a ▁metric ▁that ▁is ▁indic ative ▁of ▁res ili ence ▁to ▁stress . ▁ ▁Music ▁Ther apy ▁▁ ▁The ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ute ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁today ▁in ▁Music ▁Ther apy ▁settings . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁O j ib we ▁music , ▁usage ▁of ▁the ▁fl ute ▁is ▁extremely ▁benef icial ▁for ▁ ▁hosp ice , ▁cancer , ▁and ▁card iac ▁patients ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁man aging ▁anx iety , ▁rest less ness , ▁fear , ▁and ▁pain . ▁ ▁Fl utes ▁can ▁provide ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁encou rage ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁accomplish ment . ▁ ▁It ▁gu ides ▁patients ▁in ▁taking ▁a ▁deep ▁breath ▁and ▁using ▁controlled ▁ex hal ations ▁to ▁blow ▁through ▁the ▁fl ute , ▁helping ▁with ▁exer cis ing ▁the ▁l ungs . ▁ ▁Er g onom ics ▁▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁can ▁take ▁erg onom ic ▁consider ations ▁into ▁account , ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁custom ▁fl ute ▁designs ▁for ▁individual ▁fl ute ▁players . ▁However , ▁the ▁erg onom ic ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁these ▁instruments ▁are ▁not ▁well - stud ied ▁and ▁erg onom ic ▁designs ▁are ▁not ▁w ides p read ; ▁one ▁study ▁reported ▁that ▁▁