Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. David Keep, Music
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-12-2024
Abstract
The ways in which music therapy impacts healing have been studied and observed in many ways in the past. However, most do not go the step further to consider how music therapy can be used to specifically help stroke patients recover lost function. In this paper, a video game design is proposed in which a combination of music therapies is integrated into a multi-level activity that incorporates repetition, reward, and strengthening of both physical and cognitive abilities. The game consists of five worlds each containing ten levels that all function to use the power of play and repetition to improve the outcome of stroke patients. Each world touches on various aspects of the body that a stroke has damaged and uses therapeutic musical techniques to rebuild neural networks in the brain in hopes that each patient is able to regain full function following their accident. The game seeks to serve as a comprehensive model that patients and therapists alike can utilize during treatment.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Altevogt, JaneEllen, "A Comprehensive Musical Model for Stroke Recovery" (2024). 23rd Annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2024). Paper 2.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curca_23/2
April 12, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
Title on poster differs from abstract booklet. Poster title: Using Music to Mold a Comprehensive Method of Stroke Recovery