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Music found to aid stroke recovery
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by ryan | February 19, 2008 at 08:45 pm
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Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.The researchers compared patients who listened to music for a couple of hours a day, with those who listened only to audio books, or nothing at all.
The music group showed better recovery of memory and attention skills, and a more positive general frame of mind.
Writing in journal Brain, the Finnish team who studied 60 patients said music could be a useful addition to therapy.
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at 00:25 on February 20th, 2008
My children and I love music and I feel it can invoke in us all different emotions. I can believe that it could aid in the recovery of many illness. It can definitely have a healing effect.
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at 04:20 on February 20th, 2008
Playing the piano is so theraputic. I can think of nothing else whilst playing so the stress of the day disappears.
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at 08:54 on February 20th, 2008
i was play on drums and that was so fun and i felt like if i was nervous or something
the music was relax me!
music is a part of life. beautiful part! :)
at 09:01 on February 20th, 2008
Music can be relaxing anytime. I can see the benefits of music therapy in recovering patients.
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