Whitehead-Pleaux says brain studies show that music lowers the perception of pain. But research shows music therapy is more than a distraction. It's more like a game than therapy.Īll of this activity diverts his brain’s attention away from the pain. To make him reach, Whitehead-Pleaux holds the drum high and encourages him to hit it hard. She begins singing "La Bamba."Īs part of his physical therapy, he must stretch his burned arm. That's why Whitehead-Pleaux, in her limited Spanish, asks Estiven if he wants to bang on a drum in the next song.
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(Shriners hospitals provide care for free and take patients from all over the world.) Estiven is still working on getting full range of motion in his arm and gaining strength back in his wrist. He was burned by scalding water about a year ago in his native country, Honduras. Whitehead-Pleaux sings a song using his name: "Estiven, mi amigo."Įstiven’s right arm and torso are mottled with red and white scar tissue. He's not quite in time with the music, but he's more interested in the iPod and the music than he is with the occupational therapist, who is carefully removing the cast on his arm. Whitehead-Pleaux begins strumming on the guitar while Estiven taps the iPod. Annette Whitehead-Pleaux is Shriners' first music therapist. As an occupational therapist carefully removes a cast that keeps his elbow extended, music therapist Annette Whitehead-Pleaux sings to Estiven and encourages him to play along on an iPod touch. He’s a quiet 4-year-old boy with a serious face and short, straight black hair.
It’s time for Estiven Romero’s physical therapy.
At Shriners in Boston, the focus is on burn care for children. Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston is marking 10 years of its music therapy program. The program involves the clinical use of music in a medical setting to accomplish therapeutic goals such as pain management, anxiety reduction and physical rehabilitation. Facebook Email This article is more than 10 years old.
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