Bossier Arts Council / East Bank Gallery and the American Heart Association presents: "Strokes for Stroke" art show

Bossier Arts Council and the American Heart Association have teamed up to  present an art show featuring artworks of members of our community that are Stroke Survivors.

"Calling attention to Stroke Month is so very important in our community," says The NeuroMedical Center's vascular neurologist and stroke specialist, Sheryl Martin-Schild, M.D. "Most Americans can't name one symptom of a stroke and we need to change that through awareness in order to improve patient outcomes."

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States; however, it remains a leading cause of permanent adult disability. While traditional therapy helps a stroke patient regain mobility and brain function, art therapy has been found to help fight depression and anxiety during stroke recovery.

Art therapy is used as one method to help stroke patients recover. Creating images uses the physical and cognitive sides of the brain and making art combines the two. Art therapy has shown an early promise in assisting the patient with recovery issue such as verbal communication, depression and the physical pain associated with stroke.



Art therapy can also stimulate the brain's ability to adjust and form new pathways after stroke and offer a new form of expression for someone who has lost certain abilities.

Artworks will be on display from Oct 1st, until Nov 30th, 2019.