Music for Brain Health: Neurologic Music Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

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MedRhythms is a neuro-rehab company in the Greater Boston Area that provides Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT). NMT is used primarily for those afflicted by neurologic injury or disease, including Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, and Parkinson’s Disease, etc. MedRhythms focuses on this intersection between music, neuroscience, and technology, providing interventions to achieve optimum outcomes in sensorimotor, speech & language, and cognitive goals in patients.

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Caitlin Hyatt, MT-BC, NMT/F
Caitlin is the Clinical Operations Manager and NMT for MedRhythms Therapy. She graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Therapy and received her fellowship in Neurologic Music Therapy from The Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy.
Caitlin is also the Internship Director for MedRhythms, Inc at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital where she primarily works with patients on the traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord units. She is passionate about education and advocacy and has spoken at several regional and national conferences. In addition, she leads cutting edge groups, including the Boston University Aphasia Community Chorus. Caitlin also serves on the board of The New England Region of The American Music Therapy Association as the Interprofessional Collaborative Resources Representative.

Chrissy Stack, MS, MT-BC, NMT, CBIS
Chrissy is the Business Development Manager and NMT for MedRhythms Therapy. Chrissy has an undergraduate degree in music education from The Catholic University of America, a graduate degree in music therapy from SUNY New Paltz, and a Master of Social Work degree from Boston University.
Chrissy has supervised music therapy interns from Anna Maria College and Berklee College of Music. She is responsible for overseeing and shepherding the growth of MedRhythms clinical services. Chrissy also provides neurologic music therapy services for groups and individuals across a variety of settings. She serves on the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists Board of Governors and has been working in the field of brain injury for the past 7 years.

Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania
575 Lincoln Avenue #101
Bellevue, PA 15202
info@pfwpa.org | (412) 837-2542
www.pfwpa.org