Music Therapy - Grabski MS Center

[Music] Hello and welcome to culture on i24 news. I'm Grober. Thank you for joining me. The therapeutic virtues of music have been known for a long long time. But in a center for the physically disabled in the north of Israel, musical therapy has taken another step forward with the help of high-tech equipment. Practically anyone can make music and improve their quality of life. David Gmbin and Nasib Safadi have more. Here we are at the Gravki Rehabilitation Center in Northern Israel, a center for people who suffer from disabilities. The institution has 70 residents, all who suffer from disabilities to different degrees. A few months ago, a new project came into their daily lives. An entire room dedicated to music, completely adapted to their needs. Since they opened this room, I don't think at all about my disease because I'm busy with so many [Music] [Applause] things. Muscle diseases, multiple sclerosis. These people are mostly suffering from degenerative diseases. A music room to improve the lives of patients. No doubt it's a great idea. But could they also become musicians despite their disabilities? This is precisely the question we asked the director of this center. Music is a universal language and there is no reason for disabled people not to enjoy it as much in terms of experience as on the therapeutic level. Oh yeah. Music could improve the quality of life of its residents. The only problem is the lack of technical and also musical knowledge. Kovi Vizil did not know where to start. He then appealed to Dor, a young CEO of a highly specialized startup that for almost 10 years has been interested in the relationship between music and therapy, creating a music room suitable for each patient. He immediately took the project to heart by volunteering for this dream to take shape. Od's extremities still work, so he can use the connect But his friend Amos's hand has not been working for 6 months and he is left with the finger. So we developed a sensor that is adapted to the finger. [Music] In addition to brightening the lives of the users, the music room also replaced the long and tedious physiootherapy sessions. Some of these patients are sure that from here they go they go eat, they go to sleep, they go eat, they go to sleep. This place gave them a place. They give them a home. They come here, they put their hopes, they put their dreams in here. They are musicians. They are superstars in this room right here. At the present moment, this room is not quite therapeutic. We did a lot and we have much to do, but the potential is enormous. The next step will be combining video with sound experience. Meanwhile, Kovi, Aan, Dora, and the others will continue to bring happiness and smiles to the residents of the center. Yeah.