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 …

Effects of the combination of music therapy and physiotherapy in the improvement of motor function in cerebral palsy: a challenge for research

MJ Vinolo-Gil, E Casado-Fernandez, V Perez-Cabezas… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: There are different therapeutic strategies such as physiotherapy and music
therapy for the treatment of cerebral palsy. Intervention protocols using both therapies to …

Finger exercise alleviates mild cognitive impairment of older persons: A community-based randomized trial

J Wang, J Xie, M Li, D Ren, Y Li, Y He, Y Ao, S Liao - Geriatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is common in the older population, with a lifetime
progression rate into dementia of 60% to 65%, which has highlighted the importance and …

The case for musical instrument training in cerebral palsy for neurorehabilitation

A Alves-Pinto, V Turova, T Blumenstein… - Neural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recent imaging studies in cerebral palsy (CP) have described several brain structural
changes, functional alterations, and neuroplastic processes that take place after brain injury …

Effects of short-term piano training on measures of finger tapping, somatosensory perception and motor-related brain activity in patients with cerebral palsy

A Alves-Pinto, S Ehrlich, G Cheng… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Playing a musical instrument demands the integration of sensory and perceptual information
with motor processes in order to produce a harmonic musical piece. The diversity of brain …

The effect of therapeutic instrumental music performance method on upper extremity functions in adolescent cerebral palsy

B Dogruoz Karatekin, A Icagasioglu - Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the study is to investigate the improvement of upper extremity functions with
piano training of adolescent cerebral palsy. Nine adolescent cerebral palsy patients …

MyoSpring: 3D printing mechanomyographic sensors for subtle finger gesture recognition

SS Lin, NM Gamage, K Herath, A Withana - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We introduce MyoSpring, a novel technique to fabricate customised mechanomyographic
sensors with 3D printed springs. MyoSpring averts from a traditional 'one-size-fits …

Piano training in youths with hand motor impairments after damage to the developing brain

R Lampe, A Thienel, J Mitternacht… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Damage to the developing brain may lead to impairment of the hand motor function and
negatively impact on patients' quality of life. Development of manual dexterity and finger and …

fMRI assessment of neuroplasticity in youths with neurodevelopmental-associated motor disorders after piano training

A Alves-Pinto, V Turova, T Blumenstein… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Damage to the developing brain may lead to lifelong motor impairments namely
of the hand function. Playing an instrument combines the execution of gross and fine motor …

Development and evaluation of a novel music-based therapeutic device for upper extremity movement training: a pre-clinical, single-arm trial

N Schaffert, T Braun Janzen, R Ploigt, S Schlüter… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Restoration of upper limb motor function and patient functional independence are crucial
treatment targets in neurological rehabilitation. Growing evidence indicates that music …