Posts Tagged ‘stroke rehabilitation’
Amazing Sound of Music Brought a Stroke Survivor out of his Coma
This is an amazing story about a stroke survivor, who is an associate professor of music at SUNY Buffalo State University , a conductor of the school’s Philharmonia Orchestra, as well as the Amherst Chamber Ensemble and Buffalo’s Chopin Singing Society. He also plays the violin and bass. Music Brought him Back to Reality out…
Read MoreSpeech and Language Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation
Many People have Speech and Swallowing Problems Following a Stroke A stroke is a devastating event, as it can cause paralysis which is often on one side of the body and all kinds of other problems depending on where the brain was damaged. About a third of the people who have strokes will have difficulty…
Read MoreRemarkable Account of Stroke Rehabilitation Gives Hope to all Stroke Victims and their Loved Ones
Moving Story for National Stroke Awareness Month May is National Stroke Awareness Month and the American Heart Association has published a remarkable story that should give hope to all stroke victims and their loved ones. Basically, Dave Levy was only 30 years and a young doctor flying with his wife Allison from Chicago to a…
Read MoreStroke Rehabilitation and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)
Music Enabled Movement in Limbs Paralyzed by Strokes The Hearing Before The Special Committee on Aging United States Senate August 1, 1991 contains testimonies from doctors and scientists about stroke survivors who were paralyzed in a leg and unable to move or walk, but could tap their foot when listening to music. Other stroke victims…
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