Source: St. Petersburg Times, FL Author: Richard Martin, Times Staff Writer St. Petersburg—Sometimes, a kid needs to bang a drum, sing a song or listen to a relaxing tune. That’s the basic idea behind the music therapy program at All Children’s Hospital, which has been a hit…
Source: Your Magazine Since the January 8th shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, there has been a surge in media coverage on her rehabilitation. The focus has been on her use of music therapy, a field that has grown in popularity over the last decade. ABC News…
Publication: HealthDay News at Forbes.com Author / Writer: Karen Pallarito Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy—perhaps something from the string or percussion family—doesn’t make them wince….
Publication: Inside Scripps “Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!” –J.K. Rowling Margaret Speyer is an oncology patient at Scripps La Jolla and has been in the hospital for almost three weeks. On this day, she is recovering from recent chemotherapy treatment and…
Publication: KPBS 89.5FM Radio Interview Host: Kenny Gold Hundreds of thousands of American die every year from a heart attack. For those who survive one, recovery can be difficult. It often requires a complete change in lifestyle and mind-set. A unique program helps San Diegans do…
Publication: Around La Jolla Author / Writer: Barbara Reuer, PhD, NMT–F, MT–BC As many people know, music has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that music could heal both the body and the soul. And, Native Americans have used singing…
Publication: Los Angeles Times Author / Writer: Hilary E. MacGregor, Staff Writer “I was stressed.” Through classes like music, cooking and yoga, the tony La Jolla clinic teaches its heart patients to reflect on, and revise, their everyday lives. By the time Bill Coleman arrived at the…
Publication: Caring Today: Practical Advice for the Family Caregiver Author / Writer: Deborah Harkins What balm can doctors or caregivers offer a human being whose life has been derailed by a devastating impairment—dementia, say, or a crippling accident, or paralysis, or the loss of the ability…
Publication: La Jolla Light Author / Writer: Will Carless Ginny Shue was decidedly skeptical when she first heard about a music therapy course offered by the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. The law professor, who admits to having an “analytical brain,” thought the whole thing sounded…
Publication: Golden Triangle News Author / Writer: Tanya Kurland Healing Concert To Feature Violin Prodigy An upcoming concert featuring the talents of violin prodigy Eugene Ugorski will not only impress audience members, but soothe their souls and promote healing, organizers say. “They will experience the music…