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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2025

Rhythmic auditory cues improve gait asymmetry during unobstructed walking in people with Parkinson's disease but have no effect on obstacle avoidance - AsymmGait-Parkinson study.

Jônatas Augusto Cursiol, Paulo Cezar Rocha Dos Santos, Victor Spiandor Beretta, Diego Orcioli-Silva, Lucas Simieli, Christian Schlenstedt, Daniel Boari Coelho, Fabio Augusto Barbieri

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Jônatas Augusto CursiolHuman Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Department of Physical Education, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru, Brazil.
Paulo Cezar Rocha Dos SantosDepartment of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Victor Spiandor BerettaNeuroscience and Motor Behavior Laboratory (NEUROCOM-LAB), Department of Physical Education, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, Brazil.
Diego Orcioli-SilvaPosture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil.
Lucas SimieliHuman Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Department of Physical Education, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru, Brazil.
Christian SchlenstedtInstitute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Daniel Boari CoelhoBiomedical Engineering, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil.
Fabio Augusto BarbieriHuman Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Department of Physical Education, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru, Brazil.

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Introduction: This study investigated the influence of rhythmic auditory cues (RAC) on gait asymmetry (GA) during unobstructed and obstacle avoidance walking in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and neurologically healthy individuals. Methods: Thirteen individuals with PD (70.33 ± 6.02 years) and 13 healthy controls (CG) (70.77 ± 7.56 years) participated in this study. They performed a total of five trials during unobstructed walking and 10 trials during obstacle walking under each auditory cue condition (without and with RAC). For obstacle walking, five trials were performed with each limb as leading during obstacle avoidance. First, the volunteers performed the trials without RAC. The trial order, unobstructed or obstacle walking, was randomly defined, and the cues (controlled by a metronome) were personalized according to participants' cadence. The symmetric index of gait parameters was analyzed using 2 × 2 factorial analysis of variance (group and RAC as factors) separately for each gait type (unobstructed and obstructed walking). Results: A group-by-auditory cue interaction for step velocity ( Conclusion: We conclude that RAC can reduce GA in people with PD during unobstructed walking, but appear to have no effect and negative effects on GA during obstacle walking in people with PD and neurologically healthy individuals, respectively.

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movement disordersneurodegenerative diseaserehabilitationrhythmic auditory cueingsymmetrywalking

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