Musical Sonification of Arm Movements in Stroke Rehabilitation Yields Limited Benefits.

ABSTRACT: Neurologic music therapy in rehabilitation of stroke patients has been shown to be a promising supplement to the often strenuous conventional rehabilitation strategies. The aim of this study was threefold: (i) replicate results from a previous study with a sample from one clinic (henceforth called Site 1; N = 12) using an already established recording system, and (ii) conceptually replicate previous findings with a less costly hand-tracking system in Site 2 (N = 30), and (iii) compare both sub-studies' outcomes to estimate the efficiency of neurologic music therapy. Stroke patients in both sites were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups and received daily training of guided sequential upper limb movements additional to their standard stroke rehabilitation protocol. Treatment gr

SUBMITTER: Nikmaram N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6933006 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature