Music therapy is increasingly recognised as a useful potential tool to work alongside physical and other forms of therapy for patients with serious injuries. Claimants or defendants in an injury litigation may wish to commission expert witness reports following music and creative arts therapies as part of calculating quantum.

Partner Chris Smith speaks to music therapist Kate Cropper in this latest edition of Soundbites, in what promises to be an insightful discussion around this topic. They will consider questions including:

• What is neurologic music therapy?
• Why would you use a music therapist as part of a therapy team?
• How have perceptions around music therapy changed over time?
• How is music therapy incorporated into rehabilitation and a legal claim?

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This episode of Soundbites continued our sports theme in response to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Senior associate Victoria Williams spoke to Martin McElhatton, Chief Executive of national charity for wheelchair sport, WheelPower. Based at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic movement, WheelPower provides sports opportunities for adults and children with disabilities, encouraging them into a more active lifestyle.

In this episode, Martin discussed the importance of providing sports opportunities to disabled people through the lens of his own life story. Having lived with a spinal injury for 45 years, sport has been a massive part of Martin’s life, both in his own sporting career and his work with WheelPower.

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This episode of Soundbites focuses on the differences and interplay between military and civilian rehabilitation. It looks at the role of the rehabilitation consultant in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and how they can be used to maximise the benefits that rehab can bring.

Partner Warren Maxwell speaks to Dr Rhodri Phillip OBE, consultant in rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. Warren and Rhodri discuss how his work as an expert instructed in catastrophic injury cases gives him useful insights when working with MDTs.

The conversation covers:

• Differences between military and civilian rehabilitation programmes
• Recommendations for case managers working with military medical teams
• When a rehabilitation consultant should be used as part of the MDT
• Best practice in an MDT from an expert perspective

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm