Music Therapy is Coming North!!
Ringing in the New Year is cause for celebration, reflection and hope. After a stroke, survivors and family members alike want to do everything possible to increase independence and maximize all capabilities to experience a fulfilling life. Music is a very powerful tool to use in stroke recovery to address speech, cognition and even movement.
Neuroscience researchers and music therapy clinicians continue to reveal the unique way that music is processed in the brain, and the best approaches for using this unique processing to re-wire around areas of the brain damaged by stroke. Whether it is helping an individual with aphasia say “How are you?” or helping a stroke survivor block out distraction at a nice dinner in a noisy restaurant, music therapy helps stroke survivors reach their maximum potential and a better quality of life.
In addition, the familiar music used during groups will likely activate areas of the brain associated with pleasure and reward, creating a positive mood that is likely to last beyond the time limits of class.
Join us in
January
to help launch music therapy groups in the north on Tuesday evenings from 5-6pm, just before the YESS group. Please call the office to sign up.
If you live closer to the South side of Denver, we still have a couple spots open in our Monday and Wednesday groups at the main office.
Happy New Year and we’ll see you in January!
– Sarah Thompson, MM, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist
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