Stroke survivors could recover faster if they take up a musical - TopicsExpress



          

Stroke survivors could recover faster if they take up a musical instrument, researchers have claimed. Scientists examined patients recovering from so-called ‘neglect’, when damage to one side of the brain causes spatial awareness problems on the opposite side of the body. Scientists at The University of London research the effects of music therapy on patients with cognitive disorders - leading to a marked improvement in most cases - Scientists who taught stroke patients to play wind chimes say they showed significant improvement in clinical tests after four sessions. dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2661883/Take-music-stroke-Playing-instrument-improve-recovery-patients-spatial-awareness-problems.html
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:31:13 +0000

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