Music therapy helps recover from Dysphagia which is common among elderly stroke patients where they have difficulty swallowing that often leads to chocking. After a few Music Therapy sessions that involves singing, patients oral motor control, swallowing and breathing are improved. 

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Music Therapy helps to strengthen sound perception in stroke patients through melody and rhythm of the music, and  understand language through lyrics and singing. Music is differentiated by the left brain that understands lyrics and differentiates rhythms and the right brain understands the melody. 

Benefit of Music Therapy on Stroke Patients 

Xu, C., He, Z., Shen, Z., &amp; Huang, F. (2022a, June 15). Potential benefits of music therapy on stroke rehabilitation. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2022/9386095/ 

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Benefits of Music Therapy in Dysphagia Post Stroke 

Motor dysfunction is another complication among stroke patients that can be improved through music therapy that involves listening to music, singing songs or playing instruments that helps regulate neural networks and signal transduction to improve motor function. 

Benefits of Music Therapy and motor dysfunction Post Stroke 

Melodic Intonation Therapy is a type of music therapy that is used to treat aphasia that impairs the understanding of language and language symbols post stroke 

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