"Health workers are using music to treat a long list of conditions: depression, Tourette syndrome, Huntington's disease, autism, Parkinson's disease, stroke, brain injury, cardiac disease and dementia." Sally Abrahms
Music for many diseases. It is not surprising. Over the weekend I had the pleasure of hearing someone play a Celtic harp, which she said has the most beneficial vibration of any musical instrument for healing. A health care worker found she could sing to a person with Alzheimer's disease and communicate; whereas, speech was no longer possible for the person with the disease -- she could sing in response. As caregivers we can find ways to integrate music. CD's and radio are options even if we do not play an instrument ourselves.
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