Open AccessEffectiveness of Music Therapy for the Treatment of Movement Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease
Author(s) -
Emily Calmon Londero,
Ana Beatriz Cazé Cerón
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.705
Subject(s) - movement disorders , rhythm , music therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , medicine , cognition , disease , psychology , audiology , physical therapy , neuroscience , psychiatry
Body movement is synchronized by external rhythmic stimuli in conjunction with physiological control, based on an internal timing process. In this perspective, music therapy can be a potential therapeutic tool for the treatment of individuals with movement disorders as it bypasses an internal rhythm motor deficit. Objective: To evaluate the benefit of music therapy in the treatment of movement disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: This study is a literary review, which used the PubMed platform, in April 2021, with the formula: (MOVEMENT DISORDERS) AND (MUSIC THERAPY). As search criteria, articles were selected from meta-analyzes, reviews and randomized clinical trials, published in the last 10 years, in English and studies carried out in humans. Results: 21 articles were found, 6 articles were selected according to the eligibility criteria. Most studies show an improvement in movement disorders when rhythmic musical stimuli are associated with motor interventions, such as the use of treadmills. A randomized clinical trial with 50 patients with idiopathic PD was divided into two groups, one with a treadmill and with rhythmic auditory stimuli and another with a treadmill and without auditory stimuli. Among the outcomes analyzed, the improvement in movement speed was the most beneficial aspect, with an improvement in quality of life and cognitive functions. Conclusion: It is evident that the use of music therapy in the treatment of movement disorders in patients with PD improves motor symptoms. However, the studies have a small sample size and differ in terms of the method of music therapy, the period of intervention and the scales used to assess improvement. Therefore, it is important that randomized, multicenter clinical trials with a larger sample size are carried out to prove the benefits of music therapy in a patient with Parkinson’s disease.