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Choral singing therapy following stroke or Parkinson's disease: an exploration of participants' experiences.
CONCLUSIONS: Choral singing was perceived by people with stroke and PD to help them self-manage some of the consequences of their condition, including social isolation, low mood and communication difficulties. Implications for Rehabilitation Choral singing therapy (CST) is sought out by people with stroke and PD to help self-manage symptoms of their condition. Participation is perceived as an enjoyable activity which improves mood, voice and language symptoms. CST may enable access to specialist music therapy and speech language therapy protocols within community frameworks. PMID: 26200449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - July 22, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Fogg-Rogers L, Buetow S, Talmage A, McCann CM, Leão SH, Tippett L, Leung J, McPherson KM, Purdy SC Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Experiences of participation in rhythm and movement therapy after stroke.
Conclusions: Participation in RGRM seems to have helped the persons come to terms with their changed bodies, leading to feelings of being connected with their bodies. A feeling of change in competence occurred when an ability to carry out the tasks was simultaneously achieved. Implications for Rehabilitation Stroke may cause considerable functional limitations with needs of rehabilitation services as a consequence. Participation in rhythm and movement activities may help persons who have had a stroke come to terms with their "new" bodies. The rhythm and movement activities were considered demanding and helped return to a m...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - January 9, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Thornberg K, Josephsson S, Lindquist I Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research