An unconventional approach to recovery and coping, music therapy is a field of medicine capturing new attention due to its role in helping Gabrielle Giffords recover from a gunshot. Correspondent...
========== bjbjLULU GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight: a report
on the power of music therapy in treating brain injuries and helping patients recover.
It's a field of science and medicine which has captured new attention because of its
role in helping Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords recover from her serious brain injury. NewsHour
correspondent Spencer Michels reports. SPENCER MICHELS: When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned
to Washington for this year's State of the Union address, it was clear she had made a
dramatic recovery after being shot in the head a year ago. Her family credits music
therapy for helping to get her voice back. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, D-Ariz.: With liberty
and justice for all. SPENCER MICHELS: Giffords' treatment with specially trained ...