The Brain Symphony for Post-stroke Rehabilitation-a Pilot Randomized Controlled Study

Journal

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Year

2018

Abstract

Objectives: Music therapy has come a long way in assisting the medical world to improve the condition and quality of life of stroke patients. Research has shown that this is especially effective in supporting stroke patients who suffered from physical to mental disabilities. However, the music played were already pre-set and packaged. Thus, this research aims to explore and compose the best music for effective rehabilitation through studying the effects of music therapy during rehabilitation on post-stroke patients using songs by P. Ramlee. This investigation is divided into three phases: 1) exploring the different composition of music that helps enhance the neuroplasticity of the brain, 2) finding the effect of the music used in phase one on stroke patients during their rehabilitation through augmenting patients brain neuroplasticity by measuring the mean evoke potential (MEP) using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and 3) comparing the effects of brain neuroplasticity between lesion and non-lesion areas in the patients. Methods: A cross-over design with music therapy is used on a small sample of 30 participants made out of stroke patients and healthy individuals, whereby the neuroplasticity of their brains are compared and analysed Results: The results suggest that the music therapy produces positive changes in neuroplasticity leading to the improvement of the subjects' motor performance. Conclusions: With this, it is possible that using P. Ramlee's songs can accelerate the rehabilitation for post-stroke patients which proves that music therapy has equally significant benefits as an adjuvant therapeutic tool in a wide variety of clinical settings.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Cognitive Abilities; Functional Status; Mobility; Music Therapy; Physiological Measures; Rehabilitation Exercises; Stroke; Quality of Life

Indexed Terms

nerve cell plasticity; stroke rehabilitation; clinical article; conference abstract; controlled study; EMBASE keywords; human; human tissue; motor performance; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation; stroke patient; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study Type

Randomized Controlled; Trial; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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