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Music Therapy May Also Help in Stroke Recovery

Music is a magical element made of sounds and vibrations used to express experiences and emotions and even tell a story. The music we know of contains melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, pitch, silence, and form or structure.

People use music for various reasons such as entertainment, communication, rituals, motivation, and even therapeutic reasons. It also helps improve your mood and concentration and reduce stress with its capability to calm your nervous system and lower cortisol levels.

Music is also a powerful tool to help you explore your thoughts and feelings and help you cope with stress affecting you mentally. In addition, music can also help people who experience chronic pain. Music therapy can reduce your pain, anxiety, fatigue, and depression through music therapy.

 

How Music Helps Stroke Survivors

Neurologic music therapy can be a significant addition to the rehabilitation process of stroke survivors. Specialists for stroke recovery in Miami know that music can bring out a variety of benefits and help stimulate multiple parts of the brain. Therefore, incorporating neurologic music therapy into a stroke survivor’s rehabilitation can remarkably impact their recovery.

A different kind of therapy that helps retrain the brain is neurologic music therapy. It utilizes music, rhythm, and beat to help rewire the brain. The process is also known as neuroplasticity which is essential to a survivor’s recovery.

Neuroplasticity can help the brain reach a breakthrough in adaptive changes wherein the healthy areas of the brain assume control over functions previously controlled by the affected parts due to stroke— a great recovery opportunity for survivors. 

Neurologic music therapy is a treatment model that can substantially benefit stroke survivors. Using music to achieve neuroplasticity offers these benefits:

  • Better gait/walking patterns
  • Improved affected hand functions
  • Improved speech for individuals with aphasia
  • Boosted cognitive functions
  • Alleviated post-stroke depression
  • Improved post-stroke anxiety
  • More powerful mechanism for recovery

Stroke survivors and their caregivers must understand that every stroke is different, and therefore every recovery is different. During music therapy, not all survivors will be addressing the same functions. If you find a music therapist for stroke recovery in Miami, they need to evaluate your abilities to select the most efficient activities that suit your needs. However, if music therapy is not applicable, several therapy regimen options are available to help survivors recover.

 

An Evidence-based Option for Stroke Recovery

iAM ABLE Fitness specializes in helping stroke survivors and patients achieve optimum recovery through activity-based therapy that has been helping their clients over the years. The main goal is to fill the gap between traditional therapy and your maximum potential to help retrain your brain into movement. 

We ensure that every step is customized to match your needs and efficiently use every session through a tailored-fit care plan. In addition, your therapist will work with you to identify your progress and how you respond to the procedure and to modify them according to your needs easily.

For a more effective stroke recovery in Miami, iAM ABLE Fitness have programs to benefit different areas of focus to help you. Depending on your needs, you will be given support to work on your:

  • Range of motion
  • Strength
  • Weight-bearing
  • Balance and coordination
  • Stimulation
  • Gait

 

Different Equipment Necessary for Stroke Recovery in Miami

We use specialized equipment at iAM ABLE Fitness to support the patient’s limited mobility. Additionally, these equipment support your journey to stroke recovery in Miami through activity-based therapy.

Lokomat

This equipment was donated to iAM ABLE Fitness by The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The Lokomat Pro is a robotic device designed to help you improve your walking ability after suffering illness or injury. iAM ABLE is the only place in South Florida that has this equipment.

Unweighing System

This equipment aims to help make you feel more confident again as you regain your strength and stride. The Unweighing System enables partial weight-bearing therapy that guarantees patient comfort and safety. If needed, it has convenient access for manual assistance and observation.

Functional Electrical Stimulator

This highly effective machine helps move the arms or legs, control bowel and bladder, treat or prevent pressure sores, as we exercise the muscles for greater strength and toning, and improve circulation to minimize pressure sores.

Stationary Cycle

This equipment provides actual aerobic exercise for those who can’t move independently. The stationary cycle boosts heart and lung function, improves strength and circulation, and builds muscle mass.

Power Plate

This equipment helps increase strength and neuromuscular stimulation and stimulates bone density to promote good bone health.

Total Gym

This special equipment uses your body weight to create stronger muscles by encouraging the body to work together as how it is in real-life activities.

Ergometer

The ergometer helps increase upper body strength and a custom cardiovascular workout to increase caloric expenditure.

Standing Frames

This equipment promotes active standing, which provides lower body range of motion and upper body strengthening.

Various Strengthening Systems

iAM ABLE Fitness has more strengthening systems to ensure that every patient on the road to stroke recovery in Miami will get the best program fit for their needs.

 

Support Your Recovery with Our E-book

We know that recovery is a long and emotional battle, and every step you take is an integral part of it. We want to make sure we are with you even outside our therapy centers. We made this free e-book to guide you in your journey to stroke recovery in Miami, hoping that the content we put together will be instrumental for you to find healing and motivation.

 

Grab our free e-book 7 Unbelievably Important Steps to Take to THRIVE after Paralysis by clicking the image below.

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