May 22, 2012

Alzheimer’s Disease- Helpful Tips For Alzeihmer’s Disease Prevention & Care

alzheimer-help.pinurl.com Alzheimers disease is a very devastating disease.Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia. There are actually many types of dementia and seniors can often suffer from Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia as well.

Alzheimer’s Association of Long Island Education Conference, March 10, 2011

On March 10, 2011, the Music Therapy for Memory team was invited to present our Program at the 2011 Alzheimer’s Association of Long Island Education Conference. Visit: www.MusicTherapyForMemory.com or www.TheADplan.com for more information! Our CDs feature a variety of tools – including beat-finding and shaker rhythm exercises – that may help your memory or the memory of someone you love. It is meant to provide meaningful activities to patients with Alzheimer’s and other memory complaints, including individuals across a variety of levels of functioning. These include normal thinking and memory skills, Age-Related Memory Loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), mild, moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease, vascular cognitive impairment, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and senile dementia, among others. CDs can be listened to on a daily basis or multiple times a day, and there will soon be several volumes to choose from. Volume 1 is for new listeners and provides a general introduction to music therapy, including a home activity program, music history lesson/overview, and ambient music to be listened to during sleep to help stimulate the mind. Track Listing (including level of difficulty): 1 – Introduction (Easy) 2 – Finding the Beat (Easy) 3 – Finding the Beat (Medium) 4 – Counting the Beat (Easy) 5 – Counting the Beat (Medium) 6 – Rhythm Exercises with Shaker 1 (Medium) 7 – Rhythm Exercises with Shaker 2 (Medium) 8 – Counting Combination (Hard) 9 – Music History