《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 1408-1412.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.12.010

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Advance in Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation to Improve Walking Function in Patients with Hemiplegia after Stroke (review)

GU Wei-jia1, 2, YU Xiao-ming2, LIANG Lei-chao3, XU Yan4, WU Xu-bo2, HUANG Shang-jun2   

  1. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China;
    2. Department of Rehabilitation, the Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200137, China;
    3. College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Science, Shanghai 201318, China;
    4. Yangzhi Affiliated Rehabilitation Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 201619, China
  • Received:2018-06-19 Revised:2018-09-11 Published:2018-12-25 Online:2019-01-04
  • Contact: HUANG Shang-jun. E-mail: shangjun.huang@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Special Union Construction Project (No. ZY(2018-2020)-FWTX-4009), Shanghai Pudong New Area Health and Family Planning Commission important weak discipline construction project (No. Pwzbr2017-04),and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine budget project (No. 18TS088)

Abstract: Through providing rhythmic stimulation to movement center, rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) may encourage hemiplegic patients to adjust movement pattern and external rhythm in time to improve the walking function after stroke. As an emerging intervention to treat the hemiplegic patients after stroke, RAS could effectively improve temporospatial gait parameters (gait velocity, stride length, cadence, and symmetry, etc.), joint movement pattern (angle of pelvis anterior tilt, and peak angle of knee flexion in mid-swing, etc.) and balance, which may be related to rhythmic entrainment movement system and the theory of auditory-movement synchronization. Simultaneously, frequency and dosage of RAS and the patient's lesions all have effect on the outcome of intervention.

Key words: stroke, rhythmic auditory stimulation, gait, balance, review

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