Therapists in California, Oregon, Ohio, Colorado, and many other states are instrumental in helping patients recover certain mental and physical abilities. But what if these same abilities returned, not just with the expertise of the therapist, but with the help of well-planned architecture—known as “neuro-architecture”—at the hospital? A study done at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) posed this question and found that aesthetically pleasing environments can be beneficial to therapy patients.
The study showed that hospital architecture works best for the patient when it offers a multi-sensory experience, with assets the patient uses during recovery. For example, the optimal rehab hospital has what Swedish architect and researcher, Kristina Sahlqvist calls a “spatial heart”; a place where patients and their families have a communal area to share meals and quality time. Patients manipulate “smart textiles,” embedded in their room’s furniture and décor that help them control their environment. This allows them to become an active participant in their own recovery, benefiting more from rehab sessions with physical therapists and other members on the rehab team.
Bringing neuro-architecture to rehab hospitals required the expertise of those in a wide variety of rehabilitation therapy jobs and specialists, from psychologists and neurologists to occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Their efforts to date are being used in schools around the world, and have potential to help the elderly in skilled nursing home facilities. The main objective of neuro-architecture is using design and sensory stimulation to make rehabilitation more effective, reducing the amount of time spent in care—a physical therapy career objective most PTs agree on!
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Footnote: Read the article Neuroarchitecture: how the space around us affects the brain” by clicking the link and find out more about multimodal stimulation and how it enhances learning.
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