STROKE RECOVERY THROUGH MUSIC Liam McGregor Reinkensmeyer Biorobotics Lab Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Introduction • A stroke is the loss of brain function due to a disturbance

in the blood supply to the brain •  ischemia (lack of blood flow) •  hemorrhage

•  impairs function Ø inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body •  failure to understand or formulate speech •  vision impairment of one side of the visual field.

Donnan GA, Fisher M, Macleod M, Davis SM (May 2008). "Stroke". Lancet 371 (9624): 1612–23.

Current Treatment •  treatment should be

•  functional •  highly repetitive •  promote afferent input

• Music Glove compared to conventional treatment • Music Glove compared to other music therapies • Outcome of Music Glove Therapy Friedman N, Chan V, Reinkensmeyer A, Beroukhim A, Zambrano G, Bachman M, Reinkensmeyer D: “Retraining and assessing hand movement after stroke using the MusicGlove: comparison with conventional hand therapy and isometric grip training”. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2014, 11:76

Rational • Why music in therapy?

•  requirements of therapy: •  functional •  highly repetitive •  promote afferent input

•  music therapy is highly engaging

• Harm vs Benefit •  no perceived harm •  benefit: patient motivation •  benefit: patient empowerment

product: Music Glove •  Current applications: Modded Guitar Hero •  Project: two prongs

•  sandbox mode — music environment (“keyboard”) •  puzzle mode — song assembly

Results (walk-through demo) • Sandbox mode

•  music environment •  “keyboard”

Results (walk-through demo) • Scales

•  major

•  minor

•  pentatonic

•  whole tone

Results (walk-through demo) • Puzzle mode — song assembly

•  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Results (walk-through demo) • Puzzle mode — song assembly

•  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Results (walk-through demo) • Puzzle mode — song assembly

•  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Journey • Python on Codecademy •  libraries and projects

•  Python 2.7 vs Python 3.4 •  PyGames •  winusb •  Winsound •  multithreading

Future Plans

Thank you • Dr. Reinkensmeyer • Dr. Danny Zondervan of Flint Rehabilitation •  Jaime Duarte