Arts & Neuroscience

Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson's disease)

Symposium

Neurologic Music Therapy for enhancing fine motor control in Parkinson’s disease (594253)

Presenter(s)

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  Isabelle Buard, PhD

  Assistant Research Professor
  University of Colorado Denver
  Aurora, Colorado
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  Rebekah Stewart, MA, MT-BC

  Chief of Operations, Internship Director
  Rehabilitative Rhythms Music Therapy
  Aurora, Colorado
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  Sarah Thompson, MM, MT-BC, CBIS

  Founder and CEO
  Rehabilitative Rhythms
  Aurora, Colorado

Individuals with PD often report functional impairments related to loss of fine motor control. Rhythm based interventions have been shown to be effective for improving motor control in a variety of populations, but a majority have focused on gross motor outcomes. This presentation will discuss a pilot study protocol and the clinical uses of Neurologic Music Therapy for fine motor rehabilitation with the PD population. The principal investigator will discuss the use of MEG technology for evaluating rhythm-based interventions and the clinician researchers will present research subject feedback and the role of the study in the larger PD community.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the rationale for using NMT techniques to bypass defective motor pathways in Parkinson’s disease
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the rationale for using MEG to evaluate rhythm-based interventions
• Upon completion, participants will identify 2 intervention techniques to use in clinical practice