DDSIG: Bonus Episode- CSM 2025 Platform Award: Amplifying walking activity in Parkinson’s Disease through autonomous music-based rhythmic auditory stimulation – with Franchino Porciuncula

In this episode, host Ken Vinacco interviews Franchino Porciuncula, the winner of the DDSIG platform award at CSM 2025 in Houston, TX. They discuss his research related to utilizing closed-loop, music-based rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) with people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). They review the impact on real-world walking and gait quality, as well as participant feedback. He discusses ways to integrate use of RAS in clinic, highlighting both the complex nature of PD and challenges and limitations observed in this randomized clinical trial. The Degenerative Diseases Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – Show notes:

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DDSIG: Bonus Episode- CSM 2025 Platform Award: Amplifying walking activity in Parkinson’s Disease through autonomous music-based rhythmic auditory stimulation – with Franchino Porciuncula is an episode from 4D: Deep Dive into Degenerative Diseases - ANPT by Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

This episode is 37:37 long.

This episode was published on May 31, 2025.

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