This article examines how music therapy can improve mood, motivation, emotional status, and cognitive functions in clients with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS can affect a wide range of clinical areas that are also targets in music therapy, including motor control, fatigue, pain, dysphagia, psychiatric disorders, cognitive deficits, and quality of life. Up to 50% of...
This study evaluated the impact of music therapy on motor movements for clients with cerebral palsy. It used a range of standardised assessments, such as the box block test and the 9-hole peg test, plus a dynamometer to see what difference music therapy could make over three months. The clients participated in piano activities, using...
This article is a systematic review evaluating results from peer-reviewed articles from 2015-2020. It is a slightly longer blog post than others on this site, because it examines four functional areas that music therapy targets – so it’s almost 4 blog posts in one. I have attempted to paraphrase as best I can. The article...
This article examines the impact of music therapy on people experiencing lost or damaged language ability. It excludes “primary progressive” aphasia, though. A primary focus of this research was a connective structure in the brain called the “Fasciculus Arcuatus”, which connects two speech areas of the brain. Researchers found that over 75 sessions, music therapy participants...
Today’s blog post is in celebration of neurologic music therapy (NMT) and its role in speech rehabilitation in patients with aphasia, speech disorders, apraxia, and speech goals in clients with autism and/or Down syndrome. For example, clients who have experienced a stroke in the left hemisphere may experience aphasia. NMT induces neuroplasticity and re-routes speech...
Sarah Grey is a registered member of the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the World Federation of Music Therapy.
The AMTA is a member of Allied Health Professionals Australia (AHPA) and the National Association of Self-Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP).Contact us
8/66 Maryborough St. Fyshwick, ACT0414 434 156 (SMS preferred)Monday - Friday: (by appointment) 9 AM - 5 PMQuick Links
