Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Music Therapy helps activate neuroplasticity in individuals with Cerebral Palsy by providing an interactive approach to addressing therapeutic goals. It combines music with therapeutic interventions such as exercise to improve engagement.

Benefits of Music Therapy for Cerebral Palsy: 

  • Balance by practicing shifting their weight from side to side

  • Fine & Gross Motor Skills 

  • Sensory Processing by using a combination of hearing, touch, vision, and proprioception (knowing where your body is in space)

  • Attention to Task 

  • Executive Cognitive Functioning - Long/Short-term Memory by matching certain sounds to objects or movements

  • Social skills - turn-taking, eye contact, etc. 

  • Response/reaction time