Music Therapy supports individuals with acquired brain injury experiencing isolation, difficult life transitions and moments of shift. Music therapy is highly effective in neurologic rehabilitation - and can support clients with a variety of goals including enhancing speech and language...
JB Music Therapy has partnered with the Neuro Rehabilitation Unit at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to pilot a Music Therapy program for patients recovering from brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury.
The new partnership includes a music therapy...
Music Therapy and Brain Injury - VIDEO
Alan, a six-time Ironman Triathlete in his 50s had a major stroke that rendered him unable to talk or walk. Still in recovery after 7 years, and still unable to walk unassisted, he is...
Music Therapy Opens Doors to Interaction and Growth
John, a man in his early thirties, loves to interact with others, is adventurous, and has a great sense of humour. He also has an acquired brain injury and as a result has...
The Science Behind Music that Heals the Brain
The human brain is an amazing piece of machinery that controls, processes and stores everything we think, say or do. It runs every function in our body whether we are conscious of it...
Last month was dedicated to Music Therapy with Persons with Alzheimer's. MARCH 2012 (National Music Therapy Month in Canada) will focus on Music Therapy with Brain Injury.
Working with anyone who has suffered a neurological impairment is sensitive work. As music...
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During sessions at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured music therapists use the music from the client’s senior high school years as a means to stimulate long-term memory.
Connie, a 40 year-old female who sustained a head injury...
Many people, young and old, are living with a wide array of physical and emotional needs: decline in motor functioning, social isolation, depression, anxiety, confusion, lack of focus, stress and physical pain....a Music Therapist can help.
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Music Therapists working in neuro-rehabilitation have witnessed time and time again individuals who have faced death and severe disability - using every ounce of their strength to recover physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. The ultimate aim of music therapy, like...