Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...

A 2020 update from the American Heart Association notes that someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds. The need for post-stroke care is apparent, especially in the form of comprehensive ...

Patients who lose the ability to speak after suffering a stroke may be able to regain their speech using a novel technique that effectively reroutes the way the brain processes language, according to ...

Ray Hart, a 62-year-old stroke survivor, works on singing songs to help recall words and language during a music therapy session at Sentara Fort Norfolk Plaza in Norfolk on May 16, 2024. Kendall ...

As Stroke Awareness Month continues, a Tulsa speech therapist is shedding light on the recovery process and the critical role speech-language pathologists play in post-stroke care. Speech-language ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Katherine Wolf doesn’t take a moment of motherhood for granted. “I told myself I wasn’t going to cry,” Katherine said, taking a deep breath. She was sitting on her couch with her ...

(MInneapolis) March 18, 2004 - Handcrafting violins is no longer just a hobby for Norm Friederichs. It has become therapy, "It helps me." Norm had a stroke two-and-a-half years ago. Now, in addition ...

Sarah Northcott receives funding from The Stroke Association. This research was funded by the Jack and Averil (Mansfield) Bradley Fellowship Award for Stroke Research. Aphasia can be a difficult and ...

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Ray Hart’s vocabulary consisted of just one word after his August 2022 stroke. “Yep” was all he could say, said Pamela Jenkins, his caregiver and partner of 24 years. Like many survivors, Hart, 62, ...