“Doctors say music therapy makes a difference for pediatric patients” |
| Doctors say music therapy makes a difference for pediatric patients Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:54 PM PST Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Allison Triarsi / 11 News Posted on March 11, 2011 at 7:45 PM Updated yesterday at 11:09 PM HOUSTON -- Doctors are using music therapy to help some of the Texas Medical Center's smallest patients. Christine Neugeubauer is one of only four music therapists in the Texas Medical Center. Children's Memorial Hermann hospital started its program two years ago. "It was really exciting for me to develop the program here and to still develop it," she said. Twice a week, along with one-on-one sessions, little patients get music medicine. "Recent medical studies show that music therapy helps children develop. In babies, it helps them gain weight faster and gets them out of the hospital sooner," Neugeubauer said. Neugebauer has launched a study to further prove the benefits of Music Therapy. Music therapy is helping to change the life of Daniel Lopez, who has been at the hospital for a year and counting. Daniel was born with Down Syndrome. He had holes in his heart and is missing most of his esophagus. Daniel hardly uses his hands because he's been hooked up, poked and prodded, for so long. "Music therapy actually, like contributes to his development," Neugeubauer said. Marcela Trujillo says after a week of music therapy, her son could sit up longer and was more responsive. Those reactions are milestones. "He can reach like, actually, the toys," she said. His therapist agreed. "I definitely today noticed he's using his upper body more," Neugeubauer said. More info: Share this article:This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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