Massimiliano Pau

Prof. Massimiliano Pau

University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
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Full Professor of Bioengineering

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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2001 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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SASilvano Angius
Silvano Angius

1 November 2014 in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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Massimiliano Pau
BLBruno Leban
Bruno Leban
GCGiorgia Collu
Giorgia Collu
GMGian Mario Migliaccio
Gian Mario Migliaccio

1 August 2015 in Physical Therapy in Sport
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Massimiliano Pau
FAFederico Arippa
Federico Arippa
BLBruno Leban
Bruno Leban
FCFederica Corona
Federica Corona
GIGianfranco Ibba
Gianfranco Ibba
MSMarco Scorcu
Marco Scorcu

1 November 2016 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
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Massimiliano Pau
SCSilvia Caggiari
Silvia Caggiari
AMAlessandro Mura
Alessandro Mura
FCFederica Corona
Federica Corona
BLBruno Leban
Bruno Leban
ECEleonora Cocco
Eleonora Cocco

24 May 2018 in Frontiers in Neurology
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MMMauro Murgia
Mauro Murgia
RPRoberta Pili
Roberta Pili
FCFederica Corona
Federica Corona
FSFabrizio Sors
Fabrizio Sors
TATiziano A. Agostini
Tiziano A. Agostini
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Massimiliano Pau
Background: The use of rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) has been proven useful in the management of gait disturbances associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Typically, the RAS consists of metronome or music-based sounds (artificial RAS), while ecological footstep sounds (ecological RAS) have never been used for rehabilitation programs. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a rehabilitation program integrated either with ecological or with artificial RAS. Methods: An observer-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effects of 5 weeks of supervised rehabilitation integrated with RAS. Thirty-eight individuals affected by PD were randomly assigned to one of the two conditions (ecological vs. artificial RAS); thirty-two of them (age 68.2 ± 10.5, Hoehn and Yahr 1.5–3) concluded all phases of the study. Spatio-temporal parameters of gait and clinical variables were assessed before the rehabilitation period, at its end, and after a 3-month follow-up. Results: Thirty-two participants were analyzed. The results revealed that both groups improved in the majority of biomechanical and clinical measures, independently of the type of sound. Moreover, exploratory analyses for separate groups were conducted, revealing improvements on spatio-temporal parameters only in the ecological RAS group. Conclusion: Overall, our results suggest that ecological RAS is equally effective compared to artificial RAS. Future studies should further investigate the role of ecological RAS, on the basis of information revealed by our exploratory analyses. Theoretical, methodological, and practical issues concerning the implementation of ecological sounds in the rehabilitation of PD patients are discussed. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03228888.

1 July 2002 in Wear
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FAFrancesco Aymerich
Francesco Aymerich
FGFrancesco Ginesu
Francesco Ginesu