"It elevates the soul, but an appetite for the arts may also do the body good. A new study found that stroke survivors who enjoyed music, painting and theater had better recovery than patients who did not."
"It" referred to in the above quote is "ART".
Recent studies are revealing the fact that persons affected by stroke that have an interest in the arts find that recovery is improved. Health care professionals who have only turned to art therapy after not seeing progress with the traditional therapies are being challenged given the results of this same study.
This concept is further explained in the "Healthland Time" article titled "How an Appreciation for the Arts May Boost Stroke Recovery" by @acsifferlinMarch 16, 2012
Read the entire article: http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/16/how-an-appreciation-for-the-arts-may-boost-stroke-recovery/#ixzz1pQw0BSnL
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