Neurologic Music Therapy: A Scientific Paradigm for Clinical Practice

l’Etoile, Shannon K. de

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“…Speech and language functioning: aims at rehabilitating vocal control, speech production, and meaningful usage of verbal and non-verbal symbols in communication (43, 74). …”

Section: Neurologic Music Therapymentioning

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Music-Based Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Hegde

2014

Front. Neurol.

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the common causes of disability in physical, psychological, and social domains of functioning leading to poor quality of life. TBI leads to impairment in sensory, motor, language, and emotional processing, and also in cognitive functions such as attention, information processing, executive functions, and memory. Cognitive impairment plays a central role in functional recovery in TBI. Innovative methods such as music therapy to alleviate cognitive impairments have been investigated recently. The role of music in cognitive rehabilitation is evolving, based on newer findings emerging from the fields of neuromusicology and music cognition. Research findings from these fields have contributed significantly to our understanding of music perception and cognition, and its neural underpinnings. From a neuroscientific perspective, indulging in music is considered as one of the best cognitive exercises. With “plasticity” as its veritable nature, brain engages in producing music indulging an array of cognitive functions and the product, the music, in turn permits restoration and alters brain functions. With scientific findings as its basis, “neurologic music therapy” (NMT) has been developed as a systematic treatment method to improve sensorimotor, language, and cognitive domains of functioning via music. A preliminary study examining the effect of NMT in cognitive rehabilitation has reported promising results in improving executive functions along with improvement in emotional adjustment and decreasing depression and anxiety following TBI. The potential usage of music-based cognitive rehabilitation therapy in various clinical conditions including TBI is yet to be fully explored. There is a need for systematic research studies to bridge the gap between increasing theoretical understanding of usage of music in cognitive rehabilitation and application of the same in a heterogeneous condition such as TBI.

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“…Speech and language functioning: aims at rehabilitating vocal control, speech production, and meaningful usage of verbal and non-verbal symbols in communication (43, 74). …”

Section: Neurologic Music Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Music-Based Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Hegde

2014

Front. Neurol.

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“…The effectiveness of music therapy appears promising and there is a growing interest in using it as a stimulus for neurorehabilitation and neuropathy 10 11. Schneider et al 12 13 showed that music therapy can improve speed, precision, and smoothness of fine and gross motor skills in patients with stroke.…”

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Perceptions of music therapy for older people among healthcare professionals

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Purpose of study: To investigate the perceptions of healthcare providers on music therapy and their recommendations on wider adoption in a hospital setting. Design and methods:A qualitative exploratory study employing short semi structured interview using thematic analysis method of data analysis.Intervention: A qualitative exploratory study, employing short semi structured interviews was conducted in March 2015 in an urban teaching hospital to explore healthcare providers attitudes towards and recommendations on music therapy. Convenience sampling was used for recruitment of hospital staff from a multidisciplinary geriatric unit. Only staff who had exposure, awareness, or participated in the hospital music therapy program were asked to partake in an in-depth qualitative interview. Main findings:Themes emerging reflected a belief among hospital staff that music therapy was of benefit to patients and staff; perceptions of how a hospital music therapy program should be implemented and a desire for expansion of the music therapy programme throughout the hospital setting.Principal Conclusions: Music therapy is of great importance to both patients and healthcare professionals, and thus more attention is warranted to better integrate and advance this program. This study is important because although numerous studies have examined music therapy from a patient health perspective, no report has analyzed the perceptions of healthcare providers on this intervention and their recommendations on further development of music therapy services.

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“…These studies have observed that music therapy exerts beneficial effects on behavioral symptoms and anxiety 12,50–54. Certain studies have focused on the effect of music therapy on depression and cognition 55,56.…”

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Effect of music intervention on the cognitive and depression status of senior apartment residents in Taiwan

Tai¹,

Wang²,

Yang³

2015

NDT

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ObjectiveTo identify the effect of music intervention on cognitive function and depression status of residents in senior citizen apartments based on the existing evidence regarding music therapy.MethodsAn experimental study was conducted from November 2008 to December 2009. Sixty healthy senior apartment residents over 65 years of age were recruited and separated into two groups. According to their opinion, 41 took part in the music intervention group and 19 in the comparison group. The music intervention involved Buddhist hymns. The short-term effects were evaluated based on the measurement of cognitive function and depression level using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression Scale-short form (GDS-SF) at the baseline, 1 month, and 4 months.ResultsThe means of the initial and the 1-month MMSE and GDS-SF scores did not differ between the two groups. The 4-month MMSE score significantly declined compared with the initial level in the comparison group, whereas no significant change was observed in the experimental group. Moreover, the 4-month GDS-SF score significantly improved in both groups compared with the initial level.ConclusionMusic intervention may postpone cognitive decline in healthy residents preferring Buddhist hymns in the senior citizen apartments in 4 months follow-up, and intense contact with participants may improve their mood status.

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Neurologic Music Therapy: A Scientific Paradigm for Clinical Practice

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Music-Based Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Music-Based Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Perceptions of music therapy for older people among healthcare professionals

Effect of music intervention on the cognitive and depression status of senior apartment residents in Taiwan

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Music-Based Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

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