The Musico Kinetic Therapy

Natsuki R

Published on: 2024-09-30

Abstract

We have many experienced Musico-kinetic therapy (MKT) that was developed as artificial vertical motions practice on a trampoline synchronized with live music (saxophone, piano and voice) for persistent vegetative state (PVS) patient. The case of the particular patients.

Keywords

Musico-kinetic therapy; Brain injury

Case Report

Case 1: A 27 years old Female

Case R.M. Female 27 years old Traumatic Brain Injury by the traffic accident.    The automobile accident during the trip to United States of America on August 21, 2011.   Glasgow scale GCS3. There is no mydriasis light reflex,   an intracranial evacuation of hematoma (Figure 1,2).

Figure 1: Brain contusion the both temporal and frontal lobe   Lateral ventricle expansion.

      Figure 2:  A neck, the trunk, both lower extremities spastic paralysis equinus position Right upper extremity paralysis,the left possibility  Dysphagia.

Process

  • A rehabilitation hospital is treated after surgery in two places via return home, Nippon Medical School, Kyoto University on September 25 and leaves the hospital without result on April 22, 2012.
  • Acupuncture enforcement and the at-home rehabilitation initiation by parents.
  • Only the left hand, played Invention No.1 of Bach on June 22, 2012.As for the right hand played by mother.
  • We start musico kinetic therapy of the Osaka Ishikiri Seiki Hospital on March 5, 2013 and have therapy two years six months of twice a month of 30 minutes.

Conclusion 1

Oral communication is possible and song sing and can eat now. Also to say such as phone numbers etc., the contents to speak become advanced. Getting restoring higher brain function.

Case 2: A 65 Year’s Old, Female

In August, 2000, subarachnoid haemorrhage develops She become the PVS because of cerebral infarction due to cerebral vasospasm She is admitted to the Ishikiri Seiki Hospital  in December 2000, receive the MKT of 30 minutes 23 times  once a week.

Onset reaches it at the present without being rehospitalized Home health care from February, 2005, and 10 years a over while giving the MKT therapy in a family with mini trampoline at 1-2 times a month. The change with the at-home MKT therapy.

An awakening level rises more after introducing a mega ball and standing position. In this summer emotional expression becomes richer. When she watch the television laughing.  Sometimes cry to hear her daughter sing a song, and the change that is now glad at the behavior of the grandchild is found.

Conclusion 2

Not only has she improved consciousness at admission, but also the enforcement continuation of the MKT that raises the intellectual understanding of the patients. Also, we do the communication with the family more precisely and give well-being for 15 years.

Case 3: B 40 Years Old, Female

In June 5, 2000, subarachnoid haemorrhage urgent craniotomy, aneurysm clipping, and cerebral oedema appeared, by extensive low-attenuation foci, moderate ventricular enlargement to bilateral cerebrum except head cerebellum, brainstem, and basal ganglia subsequently. One year general Aizu medical center hospitalization. During the nasal tube feeding that she cannot ingest. This is MKT practice in Ishikiri, Osaka Seiki Hospital from July 17, 2001 to October 30.

A state of October, 2015 she received a MKT therapy for four months, but leave the hospital without a change. We continue MKT at-home for approximately 13 years. Therapeutic enforcement received therapeutic instruction by Professor. Noda from Osaka to the Aizu for ten years. Performed MKT therapy at home by the cooperation of a family and friend of neighbourhood 3-4 times a month. As a result, she came to get the communication such as the improvement of the deglutition function and excretion instructions. These improvement was not found in the hospital, but improvement and the recovery could possible by continuation of the MKT at home.

She  raised an appetite, tuna sashimi, a beefsteak did high-protein food in the paste for promotion,  be able to swallow it in August, 2010 Eating, deglutition training by the beautiful high protein food choice that  the taste did made ingestion enabled by MKT continuation by long-term family, friends in being at home from the onset for 13 years.  Deglutition function was gradually restored, and ingestion such as a sea urchin, rice porridge, a cake, the sponge cake was enabled now. Utilization is the most important to eating, deglutition physical exercise in the taste of a smell, meat and the fish rousing an appetite.

Conclusion 3

Enforcement and the continuation of the MKT in being at home need the cooperation of many people and very good stimulation is obtained. There were the change that was not seen and improvement and the recovery of many symptoms so far.