Wendy L. Magee

TL;DR: The results suggest that rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) may be beneficial for improving gait parameters in stroke patients, including gait velocity, cadence, stride length and gait symmetry.

TL;DR: A music intervention known as rhythmic auditory stimulation may be beneficial for improving the following gait parameters after stroke.

TL;DR: Although the study displayed that the benefits of music therapy in treating mood states in this patient group are limited, some of the results were affected by the difficulty of the POMS-BI questionnaire for the subject group, the results showed that there was a significant difference between pre and post music therapy intervention in a positive direction.

TL;DR: Comparing electroencephalogram, heart rate variability, respiration, and behavioral responses of 20 healthy subjects with 21 individuals in vegetative or minimally conscious states suggests that further investigation is warranted to explore the use of music therapy for prognostic indicators, and its potential to support neuroplasticity in rehabilitation programs.

TL;DR: The rationale for and role of music therapy as a clinical intervention and diagnostic tool in multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes for patients in low awareness states and a case vignette of a client whose diagnosis of vegetative state was contradicted by her purposeful responses within music therapy assessment are outlined.