Effects of rhythmic auditory cueing on gait of healthy young adults

This experiment aims to determine the connection between auditory cueing and how a person’s gait adjusts to the cadence of a metronome. In this study, eight healthy young participants walked at their preferred cadence and at a calculated rate of 20% increased and decreased cadence. We found that decreased cadence resulted in an increase of swing time, stance time, stride time, and stance to swing ratio, and a decrease in stride length. Whereas increased cadence resulted in a decrease in stance time, stride time, swing time, and stance to swing ratio, and an increase in stride length. Auditory cueing is important in modulating gait and can be used as gait rehabilitation regimen in the future.