Does live music benefits patients with brain and spinal injury?

C.-C. Zhang, L. Mou, X. Wang, D. Guo

Encephalopathy Department, Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, Shandong, China. mlwws0633@163.com

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• Neurology

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and prospective success associated with implementing and evaluating a six-week live music intervention on an inpatient neurorehabilitation ward.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: In total 26 patients were included in this study. Out of which, 15 were patients and 11 were staff members. Staff participants completed wellbeing measures at before and after music. Patients completed an assortment of validated measures at five consecutive time points from baseline to follow-up. Staff participants experienced a minor decrease in wellbeing over time.

RESULTS: The majority of the data collected from patients illustrated positive trends, with improvements in wellbeing, pain, cognition functioning, independent functioning, and mobility. The feasibility indicates that with modifications that this project is a viable venture.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that live music appears to be promising new addition to neurorehabilitation.

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