Parkinson’s patients may benefit from music therapy
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Researchers have found music therapy has a lot to offer Parkinson’s patients.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive illness of the nervous system which affects movement. Although there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease there are medications may significantly improve the symptoms.
Iowa State University has reported that Parkinson’s patients can become stronger via singing. The same muscles which are used for singing are associated with respiratory control and with swallowing. These two functions may be undermined by Parkinson’s disease and can ultimately lead to death. Researchers have found that singing leads to marked improvements of this muscle activity.
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Elizabeth Stegemöller, who is an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, has been working on expanding the initiative of using singing for the benefit of Parkinson’s patients. In her initial study she discovered that singing my provide other benefits for mood, stress and depression.
This study has been published in the journal Disability and Rehabilitation. Interventions which have a focus on singing may offer additional benefits to voice and respiratory therapies which have already been established.
The researchers wanted to determine if singing could help improve voice, respiratory pressure and quality of life. It has been concluded singing may be a very beneficial treatment choice for improving and maintaining vocal function and respiratory pressure in persons who are suffering from Parkinson’s.
Singing is an enjoyable activity for most people. Aside from the therapeutic benefits for the treatment of Parkinson’s patients, singing also offers a chance for social engagement. And so singing seems to have a great deal to offer for Parkinson’s patients.
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