Music Therapy for Patients Suffering from Dementia
Recent scientific studies have proven that music therapy has beneficial effects on the brain, and can be used to treat conditions such as mood disorders, and help patients going through stroke recovery. Furthermore, neurologists and other specialists in this field have only recently begun to comprehend how music therapy affects the brain. What they found was that our brain patterns change radically while we are listening to music. Brain scans show that apart from stimulating regions of the brain in charge of processing sound, there was a significant increase in brain activity in parts responsible for emotion, reasoning, language and memory.
Having to take care of your ill spouse is a challenging commitment. Apart from the physical, there are the mental and emotional burdens to endure when faced with such a difficult task. Having to see the love of your life wither away, weighed down by the effects of a terrible disease such as the Alzheimer’s is sure to take its toll on you. In order to make this heavy burden easier on you and your loved one, there are