Effects of gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation on gait ability in elderly stroke patients

VernacularTitle:节律性听觉刺激在脑卒中后步行障碍中的应用
Author: Yali GE ¹ ; Tiantian ZHANG ; Dahua ZHANG ; Long QIAN ; Li SUN
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1. 首都医科大学宣武医院康复医学科
Keywords: Acoustic stimulation; Stroke; Gait apraxia
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2018;37(3):351-355
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Walking disorder is the most common sequela in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.More than half of stroke patients can not walk independently after discharge,and still present a gait asymmetry and slow pace,and other abnormalities.Then,the fall risk is increased.With security concerns,patients are more afraid to walk independently and can not complete the walk in community environment.Therefore,gait rehabilitation is considered as the main goal of stroke rehabilitation.Rhythmic auditory stimulation(RAS)is a new rehabilitation method to improve stroke gait.By elucidating the mechanism of RAS and their effects on stroke gait,the aim of this paper is to explore the effective RAS treatment method for hemiplegic patients,so that RAS is not only used in gait training,but also in real-time assessment of gait in any environment for chronic stroke patients.