Research Progress of Music Therapy on Gait Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year
2022
Abstract
Music therapy is an effective way to treat the gait disorders caused by Parkinson's disease. Rhythm music stimulation, therapeutic singing, and therapeutic instrument performance are often used in clinical practice. The mechanisms of music therapy on the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease include the compensation mechanism of cerebellum recruitment, rhythm entrainment, acceleration of motor learning, stimulation of neural coherence, and increase of cortical activity. All mechanisms work together to complete the intervention of music therapy on patients' gait and help patients to recover better. In this paper, the effect of music therapy on gait disorders in Parkinson's disease patients was reviewed, and some suggestions were put forward.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Cognitive Abilities; Gait; Mobility; Mood; Music Therapy; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Parkinson's Disease; Quality of Life; Receptive Music Methods; Recreative Music Methods; Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation
Indexed Terms
Gait Disorders, Neurologic; Parkinson Disease; Singing; gait; Gait; intervention therapy; Parkinson’s disease; walking
Study Type
Editorial, Opinions, Position Papers
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Wu, Z., Kong, L., & Zhang, Q. (2022). Research Progress of Music Therapy on Gait Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15) Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/1491