Posted on 12/30/2022 6:45:04 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Approximately 40% of stroke survivors experience aphasia, a difficulty with comprehending or producing spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke. Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and quality of life of stroke survivors and easily leads to social isolation.
According to a recent study conducted at the University of Helsinki, singing-based group rehabilitation can support communication and speech production of patients and increase social activity even at the chronic phase of stroke. The burden experienced among the family caregivers participating in the study also decreased notably.
"Our study is the first where caregivers participated in rehabilitation and their psychological well-being was evaluated," says Postdoctoral Researcher Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski.
Previous research has established that the ability to sing can be retained even in severe aphasia. However, the use of singing, especially choral singing, in aphasia rehabilitation has not been widely studied.
"Our study utilized a wide variety of singing elements, such as choral singing, melodic intonation therapy and tablet-assisted singing training," says Doctoral Researcher Anni Pitkäniemi.
In melodic intonation therapy, speech production is practiced gradually by utilizing melody and rhythm to progress from singing towards speech production.
In the study, rehabilitation sessions were led by a trained music therapist and a trained choir conductor.
In addition to speech therapy, melodic intonation therapy has been used to some extent in aphasia rehabilitation. Therapy has typically been implemented as individual therapy, requiring a great deal of resources.
According to the researchers, singing-based group rehabilitation should be utilized in health care as part of aphasia rehabilitation.
"In addition to training in speech production, group-based rehabilitation provides an excellent opportunity for peer support both for the patients and their families," says Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski.
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I really don’t want to hear Fetterman sing.
Singing is good for your health. But it might be murder on the ears.
“Putting on the Ritz”
“A Biopsy built for two”
To the tune of ‘Bicycle built for two’.
Not if I’m singing and you’re rehabilitating.
Maybe you’d like to hear the lump on his neck sing.
Interesting. Stutterers can sing perfectly even though they can’t speak correctly. Must be surviving about how the brain processes speech.
Surviving = something
No thank you. I’ll pass.
I’ve hated my own singing from fifth or sixth grade. I had absolutely no talent for singing.
Today my singing would give ME a stroke.
I had a friend who could barely speak after he had a stroke. It turns out he could sing just fine. That helped him try to get his voice back.
Yes, there was a great scene in "The King's Speech" about that.
I have what they call a great ‘shower voice. Along the lines of a great ‘face for radio.’
Anyone who reads this should not hesitate to evaluate and get someone to the hospital if they suspect a stroke, if only so you do not need to listen to them singing later!
https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms
F.A.S.T.
F = Face Drooping – Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven?
A = Arm Weakness – Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
S = Speech Difficulty – Is speech slurred?
T = Time to call 911
Puttin' on the Ritz--Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra, with Harry Richman
If I had a hammer...A mild stroke in 2016. Numbness started in my left forearm skin and progressed swiftly to the whole skin on the left side of my body. I have this Elvis lip every now and then still. I can’t sing a lick, but can still play a harmonica well enough to put tears in your eyes. It’s therapy.
Of course. Singing is a right-brain function whereas speech is controlled by the left brain.
Thanks for all these interesting medical articles you post. We never know when we might need the info filed in the back of our mind.
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