Brand New Study Proposed

We have proposed a brand new study that will ask the question, “Can the intervention of harp therapy in the earliest stages of a stroke reduce the residual effects of that stroke?” . . .

n the United States, an estimated 731,000 strokes occur annually. Four million American stroke survivors are living today with the effects of a stroke. A recent study suggested that the early intervention of music may make a difference in reducing those lasting effects.

In the groundbreaking study we’re about to undertake, we’ll look at 30 patients between the ages of 66 and 85 who have experienced a stroke for the first time. We’re hoping to be able to play, sing, and encourage them to sing with us within the first 24 hours of their admission to the hospital and at least every day, if not more frequently than that, of their hospitalization. More details follow.