Watch football cure mental illness

For people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, deep impressions of football matches have a very positive effect.

Football not only creates explosive fun for fans, but also works to treat patients with mental disorders. This is a serious conclusion of the experts.

They found strong impressions, vivid memories, unexpected pleasures of past football matches that had a positive impact on treating people with Alzheimer's disease.

The "Football Memories" project began in 2008 at the Scottish Football Museum in partnership with the Alzheimer's Foundation. After that, he also participated in the Glasgow University project.

The memories of football have a positive effect on the treatment of psychological diseases.

The method of mental healing by football has spread throughout Europe. For example, in Spain, the project 'Memories of football' is widely available. Spanish experts deployed this project were based on the achievements that Scottish colleagues have obtained.

In Scotland, Alzheimer's patients were shown pictures of football matches, good-sequence clips, reports of impressive matches . That recalled memories at they. It has a positive impact on health.

The patients will increase their pride in their knowledge of the favorite sport. Thus, in the treatment does not need to use drugs, but only based on stimulating the cognitive function of the patient.

When applying this treatment experience in Spain, the former Football Association (FEAFV) and the Geriatric Institute of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) were very interested and actively involved. Project leaders determine their primary task is to treat the mental state of patients, improve their intellectual abilities and restore their memory through football memories, through which improve their quality of life.

Former football player Juan Mari Sorrijeta, Chairman of the FEAFV Association said: "Our motto, like Martin Luther King once said, is: If we can help, even if only one person, find hope. hope, our life is not in vain ".

In the framework of the project's experiment, scientists have encouraged elderly people over 65 years of age to start having symptoms of a lot of mental illness. They gathered in groups, sitting together to review the memories of football that they experienced.

Such 'classes' are taking place at the Neurological Rehabilitation Center in Barcelona, ​​Bilbao and Valencia, once a week for a period of three months.

This project "Memories of football" has just admitted a member who is the national professional football union of Spain.