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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Kids are inherently musical — it’s visible in the way they talk, move and process information. Our board-certified music therapists design highly individualized interventions using patient and family-preferred music to promote comfort and work on developmental, physical and expressive goals. Music therapists are uniquely trained to harness the therapeutic qualities of music to use with even the most fragile children, including surgical patients and babies...
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Athletico Physical Therapy provides rehabilitation services to dancers, gymnasts, cheerleaders, musicians, and performing artists. Our goal is to evaluate, treat and educate artists and athletes in the prevention of performance/event-related injuries. Technical evaluations are also performed to maximize the abilities of each artist/athlete. Our staff is well trained to address the physical and psychological needs of the artist/athlete. We stress the importance of balancing athletic...
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