Dr. Shane Cassidy speaks with Alan Hughs and Tommy Bowe on Ireland AM about Neurologic Music Therapy and it’s benefits.

A workshop we ran in partnership with Move 4 Parkinson’s back in April 2023, utilising musical therapy to help with some of the common effects and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Dr Shane Cassidy outlines how music therapy is a hugely effective and innovative treatment for those living with neurological conditions … There are over 800,000 people in Ireland today living with neurological conditions. Previously thought of as more of a recreational activity, music therapy is now widely recognised as an effective treatment for people with...

Dr Shane Cassidy, a leading Neurological Music Therapist in Ireland, has detailed the benefits of Neurological Music Therapy for people with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder than causes intended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Neurological Music Therapy is ‘the use of music to promote...

  Listen to Shane Cassidy discuss the profound impact of Music Therapy on the Pat Kenny Show

The Sandyford-based service helps people with Parkinson’s on several levels – psychological, informational, as well as with their speech and mobility issues. A Dublin-based music therapy service will have a free workshop for those affected by Parkinson’s disease, ahead of Parkinson’s Awareness Day next Tuesday. Neurolinks Music Therapy are collaborating with Ireland’s largest Parkinson’s charity Move4Parkinson’s, who...

Music is the food of love, music is the answer, music is the soul speaking…music is just magic, isn’t it? The most elemental, mysterious and powerful art form, and useful too, as proven on Drivetime (Radio 1, Mon-Fri 4.30pm). Dr Shane Cassidy is a neurological music therapist, and he spoke to Sarah McInerney about how...