Listening to classical music ameliorates unilateral neglect after stroke

There has been years of research already proving that music listening post stroke improves recovery. What the hell will it take to get hospitals to provide it and researchers to stop researching it? A conspiracy theorist would say that the whole reason for not doing this is to keep being able to fully employ their therapists on staff. A result of pay for procedures rather than pay for performance.
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American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) , Volume 67(3) , Pgs. 328-335.

NARIC Accession Number: J66967.  What's this?
ISSN: 0272-9490.
Author(s): Tsai, Pei-Luen; Chen, Mei-Ching; Huang, Yu-Ting; Lin, Keh-Chung; Chen, Kuan-Lin; Hsu, Yung-Wen.
Publication Year: 2013.
Number of Pages: 8.
Abstract: Study explored whether listening to excerpts of classical music ameliorates unilateral neglect (UN) in stroke patients. In this within-subject study, 16 UN patients with a right-hemisphere stroke were tested under three conditions within 1 week. In each condition, participants were asked to complete three subtests of the Behavioral Inattention Test while listening to classical music, white noise, or nothing. All conditions and the presentation of the tests were counterbalanced across participants. Visual analog scales were used to provide self-reported ratings of arousal and mood. Results showed that participants generally had the highest scores under the classical music condition and the lowest scores under the silence condition. In addition, most participants rated their arousal as highest after listening to classical music. The findings suggest that listening to classical music(why not Kenny Rogers?) may improve visual attention in stroke patients with UN. Future research with larger study populations is necessary to validate these findings.
Descriptor Terms: ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, MUSIC THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PERCEPTION, STROKE.

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