Researcher and Writer

DR. FRANCES LE ROUX BSc MSc Ph.D
Researcher and Writer

Dr Frances le Roux retired after 31 yrs from her private physiotherapy practice in Fish Hoek.She currently do part-time research on Music and Medicine.She is a honorary member of the International Music Medicine Association.

Her interest field is music,exercises and the aging brain.As well as aging and brain plasticity and music.The brain has the ability to change structure or function in response to external stimulation.

She also do inspirational talks on these subjects. Click to see

“The greatest reward was having had the privilege to serve my patients, and have the beauty of being part of their lives,” she said, adding that they had inspired her studies.

Why would a patient respond better when listening to baroque music? “Well,” said Dr Le Roux, “that was my entry point into this field, and what I went to the University of the Western Cape to study.”