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Rebecca Atkinson, Researcher in Music Therapy, Anglia Ruskin University

Music and dementia: researchers are still making discoveries about how songs can help sufferers

Numerous studies have shown music therapy has many benefits for dementia patients. Unai Huizi Photography/ Shutterstock

Music is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. Whether it’s lifting our spirits, pushing us to run faster or soothing us to sleep, we can all recognise its power. So it’s no wonder it is increasingly being used in medical treatment.

As well as proving very useful in cancer treatment, managing chronic pain and even helping the brain recover after a stroke, researchers have also been making great strides in using music to help patients with dementia.

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