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 Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Featured Neuroplasticity is an important concept in speech therapy. It's the brain's ability to rewire, form new connections, and adapt after damage from a stroke or other brain injury.

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 ...

Strokes drastically alter lives, impairing basic functions due to brain cell damage. While medical advancements improve ...

ADDING FUN TO THERAPY Music therapy can make that work a little less hard, Grunsfeld and Bowdish both said, simply because it’s fun. “Obviously, we know what we should do,” Bowdish said.

Key Takeaways Powerful magnetic fields might be able to help stroke patients regain their speech ability Magnetic stimulation of the brain combined with intensive speech therapy helped patients ...

Intensive speech and language therapy (iSLT) is a standard treatment for chronic post-stroke aphasia, but it’s not clear if combining a type of neck surgery called C7 neurotomy (NC7) and iSLT ...

Medicare, for example, considers therapy successful if stroke survivors can walk 150 feet. But they may be incapable of climbing stairs or hills, they may have little endurance and they may be ...

Additional Tips for Speech Recovery After Stroke Consistency is Key: Regular practice is essential for improvement. Aim to perform these exercises daily, even if it’s just for short periods.

Speech therapy was difficult, but it worked. Every once in a while, Katherine still searches for the right word, but therapy taught her tools to help her cope. Therapy also ignited a new passion.

Stroke Speech Therapy Amy: Yeah and speech continues to be my most challenging. I still go to speech therapy once a week and work with my speech therapist here at the University of Utah. They have a ...