Optimizing Gait Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease: The Effects of Musical Groove and Familiarity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurological condition that can severely impair gait, often through changes to gait parameters including stride length, velocity, and variability. Therapeutic interventions such as Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS^®) target gait dysfunction in PD by using the regular beat of music or metronome clips to cue normalized walking patterns. Previous research has suggested that auditory cue properties (e.g., familiarity and groove) and individual factors (e.g., beat perception ability and susceptibility to dual-task interference) influence auditory cueing treatment efficacy in healthy young and older adults; however, optimization of rhythmic cueing across individuals with PD remains understudied.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Ready EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467459 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature