Singing found to support stroke rehabilitation

Medical Xpress / University of Helsinki / Brain Communications ^ | Dec. 29, 2022 | Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski et al

[ConservativeMind]

Just sing, sing a song.

[ConservativeMind]

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[sauropod]

I really don’t want to hear Fetterman sing.

[Bayard]

Singing is good for your health. But it might be murder on the ears.

[kosciusko51]

“Putting on the Ritz”

[lee martell]

“A Biopsy built for two”
To the tune of ‘Bicycle built for two’.

[pax_et_bonum]

Not if I’m singing and you’re rehabilitating.

[EvilCapitalist]

Maybe you’d like to hear the lump on his neck sing.

[MayflowerMadam]

Interesting. Stutterers can sing perfectly even though they can’t speak correctly. Must be surviving about how the brain processes speech.

[MayflowerMadam]

Surviving = something

[sauropod]

No thank you. I’ll pass.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’ve hated my own singing from fifth or sixth grade. I had absolutely no talent for singing.

Today my singing would give ME a stroke.

[ladyjane]

I had a friend who could barely speak after he had a stroke. It turns out he could sing just fine. That helped him try to get his voice back.

[dfwgator]

Interesting. Stutterers can sing perfectly even though they can’t speak correctly. Must be surviving about how the brain processes speech.

Yes, there was a great scene in "The King's Speech" about that.

[BozoTexino]

I have what they call a great ‘shower voice. Along the lines of a great ‘face for radio.’

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Thanks! Had a stroke in 2018, wife figured it out and got me to the Hospital quickly! So, able to walk, got my typing back.

Anyone who reads this should not hesitate to evaluate and get someone to the hospital if they suspect a stroke, if only so you do not need to listen to them singing later!

https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

F.A.S.T.

F = Face Drooping – Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven?

A = Arm Weakness – Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S = Speech Difficulty – Is speech slurred?

T = Time to call 911

[Fiji Hill]

Can't imagine Fetterman singing that. Here's the hit version.

Puttin' on the Ritz--Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra, with Harry Richman

[OftheOhio]

If I had a hammer...A mild stroke in 2016. Numbness started in my left forearm skin and progressed swiftly to the whole skin on the left side of my body. I have this Elvis lip every now and then still. I can’t sing a lick, but can still play a harmonica well enough to put tears in your eyes. It’s therapy.

[bigbob]

Of course. Singing is a right-brain function whereas speech is controlled by the left brain.

[KittyKares]

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