Therapeutic role of music listening in stroke rehabilitation.

Full Abstract

We performed two parallel interview studies of stroke patients (n= 20) and professional nurses (n= 5) to gain more insight into the therapeutic role of music listening in stroke rehabilitation. Results suggest that music listening can be used to relax, improve mood, and provide both physical and mental activation during the early stages of recovery from stroke. Thus, music listening could provide a useful clinical tool in stroke rehabilitation.

Author information

Author/s: Forsblom, Anita (A); Laitinen, Sari (S); Särkämö, Teppo (T); Tervaniemi, Mari (M);

Affiliation: Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. anifor(-atsign-)welho.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (Ann N Y Acad Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Jul; vol 1169 (issue ) : pp 426-30

Dates: Created 2009/08/13; Completed 2009/09/10;

PMID: 19673818, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/10/2009, IMS Date: )

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