Neurologic Music Therapy Service at Royal Bucks Hospital
Chiltern Music Therapy were proud to delivery a very successful Neurologic Music TherapyTM service to patients in the neurorehab ward at the Royal Bucks for 1.5 days per week from 2021 - 2023.
Over the 2 year period, 69 unique patients were seen for 1:1/small group support.
In regards to diagnosis, the breakdown of patients was:
- 52% Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- 23% Stroke
- 6% Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- 19% Other (neuro)
The primary reason for referral was for support with motor goals. Other reasons included support with communication, cognitive, psychosocial and wellbeing goals.
A fantastic 82% of clients achieved their goals during treatment.
Following NMT, patients' mood score improved 92% of the time.
“The sessions were so enjoyable and motivational, I could actually see a difference each session. I’ll be honest, I couldn’t wait to tell my family all about what I had been doing” - Patient