A new study has shown that recent stroke sufferers who listen to music appear to recover faster than those who listen to audio books or nothing at all.
Said patients showed improved memory, better attention skills, and an improved outlook. Further, musical therapy is cheap, easy to administer, and can be used with patients not yet ready for other rehabilitative methods.
The Finnish study was conducted on 60 recent stroke patients who were admitted before the after-effects kicked-in. They were able to choose the music they listened to, and received standard stroke rehabilitation in addition to musical therapy. After 90 days, verbal control had improved 80% for music-listeners -- compared to 18% for those who listened to audio-books, and 29% for non-listeners. Focused attention improved 17% in those who listened to music, as compared to no improvement at all amongst other groups.
©C Harris Lynn, 2008
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