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July 10, 2026Neurorehabilitation

Feasibility of Integrating Music Therapy into Routine Speech-Language Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Real-World Outpatient Study

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NTNattapat TaarmatBPBenjamas PrathaneePKPornpan Kaenampornpan

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Overview

Quasi-experimental study examines feasibility of music therapy for post-stroke aphasia, suggesting potential benefits.

Key Points

  • To investigate the feasibility of incorporating music therapy into standard speech-language rehabilitation for individuals with post-stroke aphasia.
  • Conducted in an outpatient clinic in Thailand
  • Participants received standard therapy or therapy with a manualised music protocol
  • Language performance and anxiety were assessed pre and post intervention
  • The music therapy intervention was feasible with complete delivery
  • Both groups showed within-group improvements in language performance, with greater gains in the therapy-augmented group
  • Anxiety scores decreased in both groups, with no significant between-group differences

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Taarmat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508cc46eeac72a437a0b1fhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10538135261465902
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