1. Stroke Rehabilitation Evan Downard, Benji Garcia, Sawsan Qattan

2. Stroke Recap Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. More than 140,000 people die each year from stroke in the United States. Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long- term disability in the United States. Each year, approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke.

3. Our Solution Rhythm Game – 5 Difficulty Settings: Beginner, Easy, Hard, Expert, Champ – Lyrics along bottom of game play screen – Music can be downloaded through ports – 4 Mini-games: Lyric Mix-Up Sing Along Fill in the Blank Tap to the beat

4. TheWorldIsAllOne!! IsAllTheWorld TheWorldIsAllOne!! The_____Is___One!! There’s no shame in feeling fright. I know you’ll be alright!Start your dreams! And you can begin anew

5. 4 Areas of Musical Therapy Movement and Muscle control Speech and Communication Cognition Mood and Motivation

6. Movement and Muscle Control Physical Aspects: – Steady beats – Rhythmic patterns – Musical timing Rhythm Game Plans : −Tapping to the beat −Catchy, simple music −Levels of difficulty

7. Speech and Communication Physical Aspects: – Rhythm – Melody – Singing Rhythm Game Plans: −Several genres −Lyrics along bottom of screen −Singing segment in game play

8. Cognition Mental Aspects: – Attention – Memory – Organization – Problem solving Rhythm Game Plans : −Mini-game lyrics mix-up −Hit moving buttons −Levels of difficulty

9. Mood and Motivation Emotional Aspects: – Improve mood – Increase motivation – Assist in pain management.

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