Stroke Rehabilitation

For viewers with a history of stroke, KOMITOMS Programming offers a forum of support for the following: 

• Singing promotes new and alternate neural pathways compared to speaking: oftentimes, stroke survivors are able to sing before they regain ability to speak 

  • This is an especially valuable resource in treatment of Broco’s aphasia, a common speech injury associated with stroke that impacts capacity for creation of words even though language comprehension remains intact

• Community: Social and community engagement through singing can open doorways for stroke survivor support, processing of themes, and re-engagement with sense of self. 

• Speech Development: Lyric fill-in activities integrate short phrases to support stroke survivors in developing word-by-word phrasing, e.g. layering from short phrases to longer.

• Recovery: Clinical research also shows music listening can promote neuron recovery and cognitive reservation during the early post-stroke stage. Singing also allows for maintenance and prevention of vocal muscles atrophying in recovery and rehabilitation.