Music Therapy for Cancer Patients Looking back into history‚ the origin of music is unknown‚ however during ancient times‚ music was originally used as a part of rituals and healing ceremonies. Music was thought to have divine worth that brought balance to the human soul‚ therefore has had significant importance to healing of the body. Music is a part of our everyday lives‚ it is used in expressing our feelings and emotions‚ worship‚ during happy times such as weddings‚ sad times such as funerals
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What is mirror box therapy? Mirror therapy is used for individuals who have experienced a stroke‚ phantom limb pain‚ and peripheral nerve injury and coordination disorder. Patients are instructed to place their affected limb inside a “mirror box” that is placed perpendicular to the centre of the body. The patient performs identical‚ exaggerated movements or sensory experiences with both limbs. While attempting to move or feel‚ the patient is encouraged to look at the mirror image of their non-effected
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Music’s therapeutic effects have been observed since ancient times‚ though; the clinical practice of music therapy became truly widespread during the 1940s‚ when hospitals employed musicians to aid in the treatment of veterans (American Music Therapy Assoc.). Now music therapy has a number of practical applications. For children with autism‚ music therapy allows them to lead a fulfilling life‚ increase communication and social skills‚ reinforce academic skills as well as life skills. ASD is an abbreviation
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“Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice is a prequel to the widely known story “Peter Pan”. This production employs a multitude of production elements that led to the success of the play and made the production even more interesting for the audience. The three production elements that I felt that “Peter and the Starcatcher” employed the best were lighting‚ costumes‚ and the overall set and props used. The first production element that was used successfully within “Peter and the Starcatcher” was
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topsy-turvy presentation is evident throughout this play: Dogberry and the Watch are very much the “third string” to this play’s bow‚ and yet have captured the greatest place in public imagination. Likewise‚ on the romantic front‚ we may say that it is the second-bow players who have the next most prominent place in people’s minds; for even though the play is essentially about the love affair between Claudio and Hero (the first string to the bow)‚ many play-goers come away with a clearer memory of‚ and
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Group interventions are used to help groups settings learn and develop skills (pg. S29). Teaching a group of young school children how to play nicely is a group intervention. Education and training are used in intervention (pg. S30). The practitioner needs to educate the client on information regarding health‚ occupations‚ the client’s participation so the client can develop new habits and
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(2007). Defining an occupational therapy intervention for people with psychosis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 70 (3) 96-106 Corr S. Siddons L. (2005). An introduction to the selection of outcome measure. British Journal of Occupational therapy. 65 (5) 203-206 Emerson H. Cook J. Polatajko H. Segal R. (1998). Enjoyment experiences as described by persons with schizophrenia: A qualitative study. The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 65 (4) 183-192 Fieldhouse J. (2008)
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1. The writer uses the title‚ "If You Let Me Play..." to introduce her perspective on what will happen if people open up their minds to accepting women who play sports. Throughout the story‚ she references what impact playing sports had on the future of different women. The thesis of the story was that there are no boundaries between women and the playing field‚ and throughout the story‚ the writer proves this by giving examples of women who play sports and how it helped them gain leadership in
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research on children´s play: A review of recent literature This presentation is a review of the recent‚ English-language (mostly peer reviewed) qualitative research on children’s play. It focuses on the place play has in children’s experience and giving sense to the world. Thus‚ it will leave aside the large and important body of research on the effect or outcomes (benefits and possible harmful consequences) of play which however tells us little on why children like to play so much and in particular
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different skills while playing and because of this I also believe that play and learning go hand and hand. Play is the serious business of young children and the opportunity to play freely is vital to their healthy development. I believe that there are also a good deal of different benefits that children gain from play like‚ play fosters physical development by promoting the development of sensory exploration and motor skills. Through play and the repetition of basic physical skills‚ children perfect their
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