Brian Jantz marched down the hallway of the hospital with his guitar, accompanying a 4-year-old oncology patient with a maraca and a drum. He remembers they were singing their own creative version of “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The girl had been anxious about an upcoming X-ray, he said, and resisted going to the procedure. Hospital staff paged Jantz to help. He kept the music going even...
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Summer is in full swing and that means we’re well into music festival season. With that in mind, I’ve put together a music festival survival guide containing some not so obvious tips, but before we dive in, I’m working on the assumption that you’re going to be smart and pack along the obvious things like sunscreen, cash etc. Take a hat Easily overlooked, but packing a...
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Music Speaks is a music therapy services company focusing on improvement. Whether that means improvement of individual abilities, improvement in quality of life, or improvement in healthcare services already provided, our aim at Music Speaks is to make positive changes. The board certified music therapist you work with closely communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary team as well as family members, striving together to reach...
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Creative Exchange Music Therapy Clinic was developed as an innovative and model communication program. The highly individualized therapeutic approach relies on the use of current best practice, research based interventions including; Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS), DIR/Floor Time (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based), Social Stories, Sensory Integration, Relationship Developmental Intervention (RDI), Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Prevention, Behavior Modification,...
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Founded in 1975, the Institute for Therapy Through the Arts (ITA) is one of the few comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs in the United States to offer all four creative arts treatment modalities – Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Art Therapy, and Dance/Movement Therapy. ITA is nationally recognized and has distinguished itself in the use of integrated arts approaches to help children, adults and families to improve...
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Our emphasis on holistic and integrative care enhances our therapists’ ability to address the impact of dysfunctional breathing pattern on many painful conditions, as well as performance abilities for athletes, musicians and vocalists. Weakness or dysfunction in the muscles that support normal breathing is associated with lower back pain and pelvic floor issues because of the important role breath plays in postural support and control....
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Our emphasis on holistic and integrative care enhances our therapists’ ability to address the impact of dysfunctional breathing pattern on many painful conditions, as well as performance abilities for athletes, musicians and vocalists. Weakness or dysfunction in the muscles that support normal breathing is associated with lower back pain and pelvic floor issues because of the important role breath plays in postural support and control....
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Performing Arts Rehabilitation at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute offers free injury screens, physical & occupational therapy services, studio/gym visits and Pilates lessons for Dancers, Figure Skaters, Gymnasts, Musicians, and Martial Artists. Our expert staff of licensed physical and occupational therapists is dedicated to providing the best research-based care for these individuals by understanding their unique needs physically and psychologically, assisting in the prevention of...
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Robert W. Bastian, M.D., established Bastian Voice Institute in 2003 following a successful twenty-year career in academic medicine first at Washington University in St. Louis and then at Loyola University in Chicago, finishing with the rank of Professor. Dr. Bastian founded BVI, inspired by his vision of a unique, primary-through-tertiary-care specialty practice dedicated to voice, swallowing, and airway disorders in the adult population. Bastian Voice...
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