ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
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Treasure Coast Medical Report
that are affecting you externally also affect you internally.
The object is to have fun as well as look at all those things
having an effect on your experience of health issues. Many
find this exercise useful in looking at their feelings, emotions,
assertions and influences during treatment. By all accounts it
breaks up the monotony of treatment.”
“The results are overwhelming,” says Storey. “Chronic
inflammation is the source of many diseases, and by reducing
the stress and anxiety through art, we promote healing
which eventually impacts the course of the disease. We know
that integrating art in medicine improves the care experience,
increases the sense of well-being and promotes improved
recovery. Our goal is to validate the necessary data to expand
the program to other offices in Florida and then throughout
the United States.”
The program was born of a collaboration between Storey
and Barbara Hoffman, executive director at the Cultural
Council. Hoffman read about the nationwide Arts in Medicine
movement utilizing expressive art in health care settings
and contacted the Center for Arts in Medicine at the University
of Florida for guidance in setting up the pilot program.
She presented the idea to Storey, and he jumped on board.
The Vero Beach pilot program completed its six-month trial in
September, and the data results will be presented at a UF Arts
in Medicine conference in Orlando.
“The response from the artisan community is so positive,”
explains Hoffman. “We’ve got musicians, visual artists,
performers and actors, storytellers and authors involved. All
of them are paid for their time, so it is a real job and they are
committed to showing up and doing their best. Most of them
have found the experience is more rewarding than the pay.”
Storey notes, “Chronic inflammation is the source of many
diseases, and by reducing the stress and anxiety, hopefully,
we’ll prove that the healing will change the course of the
disease.” >>
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