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SUBMITTER: Scholz DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4928599 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scholz Daniel S DS Rohde Sönke S Nikmaram Nikou N Brückner Hans-Peter HP Großbach Michael M Rollnik Jens D JD Altenmüller Eckart O EO
Frontiers in neurology 20160630
Gross motor impairments are common after stroke, but efficient and motivating therapies for these impairments are scarce. We present an innovative musical sonification therapy, especially designed to retrain patients' gross motor functions. Sonification should motivate patients and provide additional sensory input informing about relative limb position. Twenty-five stroke patients were included in a clinical pre-post study and took part in the sonification training. The patients' upper extremity ...[more]