What You Need To Know
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute is launching a unique music therapy program for patients in its Extended Recovery Unit (ERU).
The ERU is a specialized sub-acute inpatient treatment unit designed for patients with brain injuries who have improved enough to move beyond the inpatient brain trauma treatment during the first phase of recovery and rehabilitation following medical stabilization, but still need more rehabilitative services before being discharged back to the community. This program, in partnership with MedRhythms, a leading neurorehabilitation company, will provide patients with access to Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)®, using music and evidenced-based interventions to improve areas of movement, language, and cognition.
This program will be led by a neurologic music therapist from MedRhythms, who will provide individualized therapy sessions to patients three days per week.
MedRhythms is a leading provider of NMT in neurorehabilitation. Their NMT Therapists work closely with the other brain injury specialized therapists and medical team and provide individual and group sessions, collaborating and drawing on the expertise of all clinicians to deliver the highest quality of care.
The music therapy program at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute will begin on April 1, 2024. Patients in the ERU will be eligible to participate in the program, which will include individual therapy sessions and group music therapy activities.