Music

The Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute – PBMTI is a privately-held Music Therapy practice specializing in developing and implementing music therapy programs for educational, medical and community settings. Trained and certified PBMTI music therapists utilize music to address the physical, psychological, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs of their clients.  http://pbmti.com/ or 561-747-9944

Medical Music Therapy Goals

to reduce the perception of pain	to increase communication
to reduce stress	to build rapport with the treatment team
to increase relaxation	to provide comfort
to reduce blood pressure	to provide spiritual support
to reduce heart rate	to increase normalization
to regulate breathing patterns	to increase self-esteem
to assist in physical rehabilitation	to address emotional needs
to facilitate reminiscence	to increase social interaction
to increase reality orientation	to increase quality of life