Music and the Brain: The Impact of Music on an Oboist's Fight for Recovery

Journal

Brain Injury

Year

2000

Abstract

Describes the use of music therapy for a 20 yr old female, alias Sara, who suffered profound injuries including severe hypothermia, cardiac arrest & hypoxic brain injury. Sara was an aspiring professional oboist before the injury. While recovering, her family and friends surrounded Sara with music. Her oboe teacher placed Sara's oboe in her hand and played tapes of Sara's past performances. Her mother played recordings of her favorite music in hopes that the music would remind her of her life's passion and, thus, stimulate her mind and soul while she recovered. Two years post-injury, Sara continues to strive to improve her quality of life. In this case study, Sara's musical and medical recovery is detailed using quantitative and qualitative data. Data gathered allows an analysis of the powerful role of music in a patient's fight to recover from brain injury. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Music and Health Institute Terms

Music Listening; Music Therapy; Receptive Music Methods; Rehabilitation Exercises; Traumatic Brain Injury; Quality of Life

Indexed Terms

Heart Disorders; Memory; Severity of Illness Index; Quality of Life; Activities of Daily Living; Brain Stimulation; Neuronal Plasticity; Traumatic Brain Injury; Recovery of Function; Glasgow Coma Scale; Hypothermia; 20 yr old who suffered from hypothermia & cardiac arrest & hypoxic brain injury; Anoxia; effects of music as therapy on the injured brain; Hypoxia, Brain; Skull Fracture, Basilar

Study Type

Mixed Methods

Document Type

Article

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