Rhythm and music-based interventions in motor rehabilitation: current evidence and future perspectives

T Braun Janzen, Y Koshimori, NM Richard… - Frontiers in human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Research in basic and clinical neuroscience of music conducted over the past decades has
begun to uncover music's high potential as a tool for rehabilitation. Advances in our …

Exploring the role of music therapy in multiple sclerosis: brief updates from research to clinical practice

C Vinciguerra, N De Stefano, A Federico - Neurological Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Background Physical, cognitive and mood-behavioral disturbances are very common in
people with multiple sclerosis (MS) representing a relevant disease burden. Recently, in this …

Walking to music and metronome at various tempi in persons with multiple sclerosis: a basis for rehabilitation

L Moumdjian, B Moens, PJ Maes… - … and neural repair, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Mobility dysfunctions are prevalent in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS),
thus novel rehabilitation mechanisms are needed toward functional training. The effect of …

Continuous 12 min walking to music, metronomes and in silence: Auditory-motor coupling and its effects on perceived fatigue, motivation and gait in persons with …

L Moumdjian, B Moens, PJ Maes, F Van Geel… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS), coupling walking to
beats/pulses in short bursts is reported to be beneficial for cadence and perceived fatigue …

Neural entrainment meets behavior: the stability index as a neural outcome measure of auditory-motor coupling

M Rosso, M Leman, L Moumdjian - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding rhythmic behavior in the context of coupled auditory and motor systems has
been of interest to neurological rehabilitation, in particular, to facilitate walking. Recent work …

Detrended fluctuation analysis of gait dynamics when entraining to music and metronomes at different tempi in persons with multiple sclerosis

L Moumdjian, PJ Maes, S Dalla Bella, LM Decker… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), synchronizing walking to auditory stimuli such as
to music and metronomes have been shown to be feasible, and positive clinical effects have …

Cadence modulation in walking and running: pacing steps or strides?

A Nijs, M Roerdink, PJ Beek - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
A change in cadence during walking or running might be indicated for a variety of reasons,
among which mobility improvement and injury prevention. In a within-subject study design …

Instructed versus spontaneous entrainment of running cadence to music tempo

E Van Dyck, J Buhmann… - Annals of the New York …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Matching exercise behavior to musical beats has been shown to favorably affect repetitive
endurance tasks. In this study, our aim was to explore the role of spontaneous versus …

Rhythmic interlimb coordination of the lower limbs in multiple sclerosis during auditory pacing to three different frequencies

M Goetschalckx, F Van Geel, R Meesen, L Moumdjian… - Gait & Posture, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder of the central nervous
system with heterogeneous symptoms. Persons with MS (PwMS) show reduced walking …

Auditory interaction between runners: Does footstep sound affect step frequency of neighboring runners?

H Furukawa, K Kudo, K Kubo, J Ding, A Saito - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to investigate the effect of footsteps of a neighboring runner (NR) on the
main runner's step frequency (SF), heart rate (HR), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) …