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

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In the second episode of our two-part miniseries to mark Stroke Awareness Month in May, Clinical Negligence partner Alison Goldney spoke to consultant stroke and neurorehabilitation physician Liz Iveson.

Questions? Please contact us: Alison Goldney: agoldney@stewartslaw.com

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In the first of a two-part series on brain haemorrhage treatment following Stroke Awareness Month in May, Clinical Negligence senior associate Nadia Krueger-Young speaks to Fiona from the Natalie Kate Moss Trust about the importance of research into haemorrhagic stroke and support for the individuals and their families affected by it.

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This episode of Soundbites, hosted by Head of Personal Injury Leeds Ben Townsend, covers the benefits of forest therapy and how it can benefit people living with neurological conditions. Our guest is Claire McDonald, clinical neuropsychologist and founder of Neuro in Nature.

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Each month in 2024 a different host from our injury teams will speak to a leading figure in their field, exploring the latest developments in their area of expertise in a 15-minute bitesize session.

On Wednesday 24 April we kicked off with Chris Smith speaking to Alan McDougall, clinical director and clinical specialist prosthetist at Proactive.

This session covered the health benefits for amputees of getting back into sports, and what amputees can get involved with.

There remains an imbalance in participation in sport between those with a disability and non-disabled people. Statistics show that 18.5% of disabled people currently play sport on a weekly basis compared to 39.2% of non-disabled people: only 17.9% of people with a physical impairment participate in sport on a weekly basis.

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Amputations to the upper limbs are typically less common and often more complex than those to the lower limbs and it is therefore unsurprising that the technology to replace and restore function in the upper limbs has been slower to develop.

However, over the last decade, there have been significant advancements in this area which have led to a range of bionic and microprocessor-controlled componentry to restore function and improve independence for those living with upper limb amputations.

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