Music in stroke therapy:
For the past 15 years as caregiver to my stroke wife ( She
paralyses one side of the body ). Besides used medical advise from our doctor.
I also try alternative treatment through Islamic approach that is more focus to
regain my wife spiritual and moral to be back as normal person.
This holistic treatment is try to impose my wife spiritual tough
that, the pain and sorrow that she faces are the given by Allah to her, so that
she can be wash all the sin what has been done before. By remembering back to
Lorg Allah the person concern should to the good things and leaving or avoid to
do the back thing in his daily activity.
Thus the believer of Islamic tough and faith is to get the
objectives of how to be a person that is pleasant to the Lord Allah. To be such
person who always obey the law and order of Allah, we must get the truth and
teach of Islam by reciting Quran and try to understand the meaning of the Arabic
verses of Quran so that we can practices all the guideline given in our daily
life.
True my experienced of taking care my stroke wife, it seem
that by reciting Quran everyday she manage to gain faster healing process for recovery
of speech and to regain her confidence. At first I asked my wife to recite
Quran just to make her more fluent in reading Quran, and by hoping that the habit
of reading Quran able to ease her to gain healing of talking and also to
fulfill her ample free time.
At first she is not to fluent of reading Quran, to assist this
problem, I bought a “Pen Read Quran” that can read the Quran by touching the
pen to the Quran and then the pen will recite the Quran. By doing this for a
few times it seem my wife able to speed up her recite and more capable to
recite verses of Quran. By helped on this Pen Read is can recite better and
make her very keen to continue reading and she did that every day.
After a year I found that healing process of her speech is
better and a lot of improvement. When come to the third year she able to be
recover completely her speech and the healing achievement come to 100% recovery
and she able to gain back her speech as before. Alhamdulillah. Thanks God.
From what I am practicing it seem that the sound of reading
Quran verses can be a tools to heal the stroke patient/ It seem that the habit
of recite Quran and hearing the reading sound of Quran can be a supplement to
the brain and all hearing system in our body, thus from my experience of taking
care my wife nearly 15 years now I am confident the Quran as been told by our
Prophet Muhammad SAW that can be a healing to all kind of sickness.
Unfortunately I read this article from one of the website It now confirm that the sound of
Quran reciting or the music can be a healing process for stroke patient and it
is one of the way as rehabilitative therapy for stroke recovery. Please refer
to the finding below:
“Normally, when people
think of stroke rehabilitation, we think of physical therapy and exercises to
strengthen weak arms and legs. But, often, rehabilitative therapy after a stroke
involves more than just physically working the muscles that have been impaired
by a stroke.
Different tools, such
as computers, can be useful throughout the process of stroke
rehabilitation. New research is finding that music is one of the useful tools
for enhancing stroke survivors' physical and cognitive recovery.
Music therapy in
stroke rehabilitation involves using music as an aid for the recovery of motor
and thinking functions. Several research studies over the years have shown
promising results with the use of music after a stoke. There are a number
of different ways that music is used to help in stroke recovery.
Music relaxation
Music in stroke
therapy can be used for enjoyment and relaxation in between physically
challenging exercise sessions. The effect of music on the brain may stimulate
changes that contribute to healing and recovery. Scheduled sessions that
incorporate listening to music, particularly classical music, can be used as a
supplementary tool in rehabilitation.
Interestingly, a
stroke survivor's hearing does not have to be perfect to be able to detect some
beneficial qualities of musical sounds, so that even hearing impaired stroke
survivors can benefit from music for relaxation as a part of the stroke
recovery regimen.
Music with
rehabilitation
Music has been used in
conjunction with physical exercises or cognitive exercises to optimize
function.
Music may work to
improve healing after a stroke by rebuilding damaged connections or building
new connections between different areas of the brain for improved recovery.
Music can help with pacing, with coordination of muscles and with concentration
and focus during therapy sessions.
Music as an active
skill
Some stroke survivors
benefit from actively making music by playing an instrument or by singing.
The active production
of music requires the coordination between many parts of the brain and can help
in building memory and motor function.
Music and mood
Music has a powerful
effect on mood for many people. Various musical pieces can elicit pleasant or
unpleasant emotions, generally rooted in life memories. The response of mood to
music may be conscious or subconscious. Music that evokes memories of pleasant
interpersonal connections or achievements may elevate the mood of some stroke
survivors. Mood and the level of stress or relaxation have been shown to play a
significant role in stroke recovery. Music can be a helpful way to elicit
certain positive moods.
Negative effects
Music therapy research
studies have not demonstrated negative or harmful effects of music on stroke
recovery. And, it is relatively easy for a stroke survivor to express an
opinion about music and to choose preferred music, which makes selecting music
pieces an easy and pleasant task.
Besides music,
other pleasant life experiences, such as caring for a pet or joining a
support group, have also been shown to help stroke survivor's recovery. “
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