Immediate effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on gait kinematics in Parkinson’s disease ON/OFF medication

Gait impairment is a highly disabling symptom for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS), has shown to improve spatio-temporal gait parameters in PD, but only a few studies have focused on their effects on gait kinematics, and the ideal stimulation frequency has still not been identified. We enrolled 30 PD patients and 18 controls. Patients were evaluated under two conditions (with (ON), and without (OFF)...