Medical Music Therapy

In Hospitals

Soar can provide individualized music therapy support throughout Collier County hospitals in the form of:

• Individual Patient Sessions
• Medical Treatment Collaboration
• Procedural Support
• Patient, Family, and Visitor Group Sessions

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In the NICU

Premature infants are extremely fragile and many begin their treatment at the most basic survival level. Through specific research-based techniques, music therapy has been proven successful in:

• Increasing premature infants' tolerance to stimulation
• Resulting in faster weight gain
• Decreasing length of stay

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The National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy provides the education and training necessary for eligible Board-Certified Music Therapists provide safe and developmentally appropriate music therapy services to the infants in the NICU setting.

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Soar has certified NICU Music Therapists on staff, and offers the following services to Hospitals in Collier County who are interested in starting NICU Music Therapy Programs:

• Consultation
• NICU Music Therapy Program Design
• In-services for Nursing and Medical Staff
• NICU Music Therapy Program Staffing with Certified NICU Music Therapists

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Physical Rehabilitation

In group or individual sessions designed for rehab settings, participants engage in drumming, instrument playing, singing, and movement to preferred music to increase:

• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Range of Motion
• Head Orientation
• Strengthening
• Weight Gain
• Endurance