Texas brain injury lawyer explains how music therapy works

Music therapy for brain injury victims? If you are a skeptic, this may sound like a scam to take advantage of TBI victims and their families desperate for help. However, music therapy - including music speech stimulation and melodic intonation therapy - has been shown to help some brain injury victims regain their ability to speak.

How could something like this work? As it happens, our brains process music and language differently. This means that if the language center of your brain is damaged in an accident, you may still be able to sing. This phenomenon was first discovered during World War II, when doctors found that music helped soldiers with brain injuries recover faster.

A technique for getting mute patients to communicate through song

Doctors have found that some patients who are unable to speak a single word can actually sing along to popular songs that they knew before their accident. Doctors can then substitute words in the songs until the person is talking and communicating while they sing.

This process appears to work because the brain can be rewired after an injury. It may take time and may require tricks like music therapy, for some TBI victims recovery is possible if the brain is allowed to reorganize and make new connections.

Struggling to get the care you need after an accident that led to a traumatic brain injury? Tired of fighting with the insurance company over your care? Please contact our office to speak with our skilled Houston brain injury attorneys.