Home-Based Music Therapy to Support Bulbar and Respiratory Functions of Persons with Early and Mid-Stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis—Protocol and Results from a Feasibility Study

Home-Based Music Therapy to Support Bulbar and Respiratory Functions of Persons with Early and Mid-Stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis—Protocol and Results from a Feasibility Study

Respiratory failure, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, and dehydration are the precursors to mortality in ALS. Loss of natural communication is considered one of the worst aspects of ALS. This first study to test the feasibility of a music therapy protocol for bulbar and respiratory rehabilitation...

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Main Authors: Alisa T. Apreleva Kolomeytseva, Lev Brylev, Marziye Eshghi, Zhanna Bottaeva, Jufen Zhang, Jörg C. Fachner, Alexander J. Street
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
motor neurone disease (MND)
bulbar
respiratory training
speech
swallowing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/494

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