Physician recommends Music Therapy for treating symptoms of Dementia Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley shares her mother’s experience with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) in the October/November issue of Neurology Now. People with PPA, a rare form of dementia that affects areas of the brain responsible for speech and language, often have trouble finding or understanding words, and […]
Rebecca West Presents at RIC Stroke Course
A look at the use of music in stroke recovery On July 22nd and 23rd, ITA’s School Programs Manager/Music Therapy Internship Director, Rebecca West, was a guest lecturer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s (RIC) Stroke Course. The RIC Academy holds this annual interdisciplinary conference to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapists with the most […]