ORU Music Therapy
Tulsa, OK - One year since its grand opening, ORU’s Music Therapy Clinic is experien
cing great success. It’s helping more and more people learn to cope with their illnesses
through the power of music. Using instruments such as the autoharp and guitar, therapists
are able to sing and play their instruments in a certain way that helps the specific
needs of the patients. One of those patients is four-year-old Quinn Elias. Quinn was
diagnosed with hydrocephalus- fluid buildup in the brain- as well as Cerebral Palsy.
Children with Cerebral Palsy often have slower reflexes, trouble with coordination
and bodily movements, as well as difficulty in following more than one command, such
as “pick up your shoes AND put them in your room”. However, this is not the case for
Quinn. Because of music therapy, she can follow consecutive commands, as well as react
and respond more quickly to those commands. While playing a guitar and singing, Quinn’s
therapist repeats different exercises which helps with Quinn’s cognitive skills. Not
only has music therapy been extremely beneficial in helping the effects of Quinn’s
condition, she also loves it! Her mom said “Music is her motivator, so she doesn’t
even see this as therapy. To her, it’s just having fun!” ORU music therapy is using
the strength of music to cure illnesses, and doing so in the name of Jesus.
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