Rhythmic cueing effects on gait parameters of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: an immediate entrainment study

This study was designed to examine whether children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy can synchronize (entrain) their gait patterns with an external auditory rhythmic stimulus, and whether this rhythmic stimulus would encourage improvement in stride symmetry and knee extension at foot contact during the gait cycle. Five participants completed an immediate entrainment protocol that included a self-selected normal speed walk (SS), a self-selected normal speed walk matched with music of the same cadence (SSM), a fast walk (F), and a fast walk matched with music of the same cadence (FM). Results indicated that the participants synchronized their gait patterns with the rhythmic music stimulus, but no significant results were observed for stride symmetry or knee extension measures between no-music and music conditions. The ability to entrain to a rhythmic stimulus suggests that gait training facilitated by rhythmic cueing may be an appropriate gait habilitation technique for this population, but that research with a larger number of participants is necessary before definite conclusions in this area can be drawn.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music (M.M.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music, Theatre, and Dance

Grantor dc:publisher

Colorado State University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Authors dc:creator

• Jensen, Laura Clarice, author
• Davis, William B., advisor
• LaGasse, Blythe, advisor
• Tracy, Brian L., committee member

• Music therapy for children
• Gait disorders in children -- Treatment
• Cerebral palsied children -- Rehabilitation

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Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018586

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/172956