Neurologic Music Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation

Weblink:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-014-0049-y/fulltext.html

Journal name, number (year), pp.:

Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports Volume 2, Issue 2, pp 106-113 2 April 2014

Authors:

Michael H. Thaut and Gerald C. McIntosh
Center for Biomedical Research in Music, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Abstract:

Based on insights from brain research in music, neurologic music therapy (NMT) has been established as a new model for music in therapy and medicine. Standardized clinical interventions are based on clusters of research evidence and established learning principles in motor, speech/language, and cognitive training. The research support for NMT in stroke rehabilitation has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years. This paper will review research data and clinical applications for neurorehabilitation in the speech/language, cognitive and sensorimotor domains