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NEW Music Therapy: for the Gait Trainer™ 3

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Sensory-Enhanced Treatment for Neuroplasticity

In response to the strong, evidence-based value of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) and pattern sensory-enhanced movement, Biodex brings Integrated Music Therapy to the Gait Trainer 3.

Music therapy is the use of music in rehabilitation and medical settings to improve functional movement, treating such conditions as:

Gait Training System and Music Therapy

Fit the music to the patient. Select the correct tempo (bpm) to accommodate patient's step cadence or steps per minute (spm)

Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Cerebral palsy
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury
Ligament disorders

Treat More Patients with Music Therapy

The current ratio of Physical Therapists to Music Therapists is 30:1. The need is there. The increasing rate of Parkinson's diagnosis alone reinforces this point. Integrating music therapy with the Gait Trainer 3 becomes an efficient rehabilitation tool that enables the Music Therapist to treat more patients on a broader scale. The value of music therapy can now be measured - prove faster outcomes with documented, quantitative reporting.

The Biodex Gait Trainer 3 is an Ideal Platform for Integrating Music Therapy

Music tempo, or beats-per minute (bpm), can be managed to influence certain gait characteristics. Walking, or gait cycle time, can be described as steps-perminute (spm). Biodex Gait Trainer 3 has the capability to control belt speed (individual's walking speed) in units of spm (gait cycle time).

Gait Training System and Music Therapy

An Exercise Summary Report shows need, progress and outcome of the therapy

While the repetition of gait training addresses neuroplasticity, music therapyinformed compositions in the correct beats per minute (bpm) elicit the desired gait pattern. The Gait Trainer includes a starter library of compositions and enables music therapists to incorporate their own. Music can also be transferred to a patient's personal device to reinforce learning outside the clinical setting.

The Gait Trainer 3 provides real-time biofeedback and quantifiably displays step length, step cadence (spm) and step symmetry. With the Music Therapy option, the Gait Trainer 3 serves as a platform for rehabilitative collaboration.

How Music Therapy Impacts Physical Rehabilitation

The brain, when affected by debilitating neuropathologies, i.e. Parkinson's, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, and TBI, will respond favorably to Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) in the form of Music Therapy. RAS is sometimes referred to as Rhythmic Auditory Cueing (RAC). The response is neuroplasticity, the reorganization of neuropathways to relax and/or induce muscles for movement.

Fitting the music to the patient synchronizes gait for pattern sensory-enhanced movement. Walking can be aligned with Rhythmic Auditory Cueing (RAC) to improve temporal (velocity), special gait (stride length) and gait symmetry (left/right stride deviations). The qualitative component of what is done musically is quantified and documented by the system's computer. The pre-test, comparison to normative data, and post test results are presented in scientific data: the songs, beats per minute, the dates and progress are now part of the treatment conversation, giving music therapists a greater voice in the plan of care.

Meeting multiple clinical needs with a single tool.

Instrumented Deck – The Gait Trainer™ 3 is the only treadmill with an instrumented deck that monitors and records step length, step speed and right-to-left time distribution (step symmetry).
Open Platform – enables patient access for therapist manipulations and accommodates BWSTT with the Biodex Unweighing System.
Objective Documentation – Exercise Summary and Progress Reports track progress and document outcomes - ideal for insurance reimbursement. Show need, progress and outcome for specific gait parameters, including:Objective Documentation – Exercise Summary and Progress Reports track progress and document outcomes - ideal for insurance reimbursement. Show need, progress and outcome for specific gait parameters, including:
- Average walking speed over time
- Total exercise time
- Total distance and steps taken
- Average step length: RT vs. LT
- Step length variability: RT vs. LT
- Time on each foot: RT vs. LT

NEW Automated G-code Calculations and Impairment Level Reports – Increases efficiency and productivity, improves documentation of rehab effectiveness fostering continuity of care, helps with audits, efficiencies and reduces claims denial.

Normative Data – Age and gender-based for comparison to healthy populations for assessment of patient results.
Audio and Visual Biofeedback – Motivates patients with real-time biofeedback, prompting proper gait patterns. Biofeedback helps patients stay "on target" in each phase of rehabilitation; steps lengthen, step speed increases and symmetry improves.
Heart Rate Monitoring – Polar® contact handgrips (telemetry compatible) ensures proper training intensity.
Larger Display – Features 12.1" color touch-screen display, powered by a Windows CE operating system.
Expanded Connectivity – Allows connection to larger monitors and LCD projectors to enhance interaction for visually impaired patients.
USB Compatibility – Accommodates external keyboard, a mouse, printing devices for remote operation and USB memory devices for data transfer and software upgrades.
Patient Data Collection Software (optional) – Facilitates download and transfer of patient data, stored in patient folders for archiving, reporting or exporting as a CSV file. Transferring patient data allows for unlimited storage capacity.

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