music therapist (nat. registry 210817), rehabilitation scientist
- born in 1977
- works in the Parkinson Center Beelitz-Heilstaetten / Germany
- Focus: sensor-based music feedback, therapeutic singing, rhythmic - auditory stimulation (RAS) - gait training, music production: functional training music
- Dissertation on music-assisted treadmill training in stroke
- assistant faculty of the Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy at the Neurologic Music Therapy Institut
- operator of the information portal mit-musik-geht-reha-besser.de
- has developed significantly the Beelitzer music gymnastics, the Swallow Ringer and the App CuraSwing, an application for therapeutic interactive music feedback
- regular lectures and workshops
- representative of German Music Therapy Society in the German Umbrella Organisation for Music Therapy
- operates with the Stimmzirkel Potsdam a project on choral vocal improvisation
contact: mainka @ kliniken-beelitz.de, also at research gate
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Publications:
Peer-reviewed journals
Mainka, S. (2024). Personal music use by Parkinson's patients while walking. Neurol Rehabil 20(1): 27-30.
Mainka, S., Lauermann, M. & Ebersbach, G. (2023). Arm swing deviations in patients with Parkinson's disease at different gait velocities. J Neural Transm. 2023May; 130(5):655-611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-023-02619-4
Mainka, S. & Weymann, E. (2023). Music therapy newly defined. GMS J Art Ther 2023; 5:Doc02. https://dx.doi.org/10.3205/jat000030
Mainka, S. & Irons, JY (2022). Singing as a therapeutic intervention in people with Parkinson's disease. A systematic review. Music Therapy Review 43; 3:210-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.13109/muum.2022.43.3.210
Mainka, S., Schroll, A., Warmerdam, E., Gandor, F., Maetzler, W. & Ebersbach, G. (2021). The power of musification: sensor-based music feedback improves arm swing in Parkinson's disease. Mov Dis Clin Prac 2021 Oct 22; 8(8):1240-1247. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13352
Mainka, S., Wissel, J., Völler, H. & Evers, S. (2018). The use of rhythmic auditory stimulation to optimize treadmill training for stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial. Front Neurol Sep 2018; 14(9):755. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00755
Dalla Bella, S., Benoit, CE, Farrugia, N., Obrig, H., Keller, Peter E., Mainka, S. & Kotz, S. A. (2017). Gait improvement via rhythmic stimulation in Parkinson's disease is linked to rhythmic skills. Sci Rep Feb 2017; 24(7):42005. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42005
Mainka, S. (2016): Music stimulates muscles, mind, and feelings in one go. In: Sound, Music and Movement in Parkinson's disease. Ed. Marta Bienkiewicz, Cathy Craig Front Psychol. Front Psychol Oct 2015; 8(6):1547. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01547
Benoit, CE, Dalla Bella, S., Farrugia, N., Obrig, H., Mainka, S. & Kotz, S. A. (2014). Musically cued gait-training improves both perceptual and motor timing in Parkinson's disease. Front Hum Neurosci Jul 2014; 7(8):494. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00494
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Scientific article, not peer-reviewed
Mainka, S. (2022). On the effect of music on movement. Music Therapy Review, 43(4): 404-406.
Mainka, S. (2022). Music therapy in neurorehabilitation. neuroreha: 14(02): 64-68.
Large. & Mainka, S. (2021). Motivating rhythms – Beelitz music gymnastics for idiopathic Parkinson’s. physiopraxis 2021; 19(04): 34-38.
Sunday, J. & Mainka, S. (2020). Neurological music therapy and the atmosphere concept – a resonance relationship. Music therapeutic review, 41(1): 152-157.
Mainka, S. (2018). Music therapy for Parkinson's disease. neuroreha. March 2018: 32-37.
Rizzonelli, M., Kim, JH, Gladow, T. & Mainka, S. (2017). Musical stimulation with feedback in gait training for Parkinson's disease. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain. Sep 2017; 27(3): 213-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pmu0000182
Mainka, S., Koch, S., Schumacher, C. & Eberhard-Kaechele, M. (2016). How effective are artistic therapies vs. standard therapy in the treatment of IPS (AHP6)? In: S3 Behandlungsleitlinie Idiopathisches Parkinson-Syndrom fvon Dt. Gesellschaft für Neurologie (Hrsg.) und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wissenschaftlich-medizinischer Forschung.
Mainka, S. (2012). Don’t be afraid of practicing – music therapy as a practice-based method. Music therapy review. 4 – 2012: 378-387.
Mainka, S. & Trebs, S. (2011). Rhythmic-acoustic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease – auditory dopamine. Physiopraxis 2011; 9(5): 28-31.
Mainka, S., Ebersbach, G. & Ceballos-Baumann, A. (2009). Utilizing the opportunities of music therapy. DNP The Neurologist & Psychiatrist. Springer.
Mainka, S. (2009). In rhythm – music therapy in rehabilitation after stroke. Physiopraxis 7(02): 30-33.
Baumann, M., Hinkelmann, A., Jochheim M., Mainka, S., Straub, S. & Unterharnscheidt, M. (2005). Catalog of indications for music therapy in neurological rehabilitation. German Music Therapy Society. Berlin.
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Monographs
Mainka, S. (2018). Learning to walk again with music: Evaluation of a music-assisted treadmill training for hemiparetic patients after stroke. University of Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43004
Mainka, S. (2002). Music therapy as an integral part of a bio-psycho-social treatment concept in the psychiatric day clinic. Retrieved online 7.04.2024 http://www.mit-musik-geht-reha-besser.de/stefan-mainka
Book chapter
Mainka, S. (2017): Music therapy for IPS. In: Activating therapies for Parkinson’s syndromes. Eds. G. Ebersbach & A. Ceballos-Baumann. 3rd revised edition Thieme, Stuttgart.
Mainka, S., Spintge, R. & Thaut, M. (2016): Music Therapy in medical and neurological rehabilitation settings. In: The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology. Ed. S. Hallam, I. Cross, M. Thaut. Oxford University Press. 2nd Edition. 857-876.
Mainka, S. & Mallien, G. (2014). Rhythmic speech cueing. In: Handbook for Neurologic Music Therapy. Eds Thaut, M, Hoemberg, V. Oxford University Press.
Mainka, S. & Reinhardt, A. (2012). Music therapy for IPS. In Activating therapies for Parkinson syndromes. In: Activating therapies for Parkinson syndromes. Eds. G. Ebersbach & A. Ceballos-Baumann. 2nd edition Thieme, Stuttgart.
Mainka, S. & Reinhardt, A. (2009). Music therapy for IPS. In Activating therapies for Parkinson syndromes. In: Activating therapies for Parkinson syndromes. Eds. G. Ebersbach & A. Ceballos-Baumann. 1st edition Thieme, Stuttgart.
Mainka, S. (2009). Rhythmic speech training as a possible approach to speech therapy for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy. In: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) – speaking, language, communication. Eds. S. Wagner & S. Kotz.
Mainka, S. (2005). The use of pulsating auditory stimulation (PAS) in sensorimotor rehabilitation. In: Music therapy in neurorehabilitation. Ed. S. Jochims. 99-112. Hippocampus Verlag, Bad Honnef.
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Congress presentations/posters:
Mainka, S. (2024). Personal music use by Parkinson patients while walking. DPG Congress Apr 25-27, 2024. Rostock.
Mainka, S. & Ebersbach, G. (2023). Arm swing deviations in patients with PD at different gait velocities. Movement Disorders Society International Congress Aug 26-29, 2023. Copenhagen.
Mainka, S. (2022). Neurologic Music Therapy In A Special Hospital For Patients With Parkinson’s Disease. 13th World Congress for Neurological Rehabilitation. WFNR Dec 14-17, 2022. Vienna
Mainka, S. & Ebersbach, G. (2022). Feasibility of sensor-based music feedback in patients with PD. Movement Disorders Society International Congress Sept 15-18, 2022. Madrid. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12831.43680/1
Mainka, S., Engel, A., Gros, S., Magee, W., Oliver, S. & Rohde, E. (2022). Clinical implications of neurologic music therapy. Roundtable at the 12th European Music Therapy Congress June 8-12, 2022. Edinburgh
Mainka, S. & Ebersbach, G (2021). Spontaneous effect of sensor-based music feedback on arm swing when walking in Parkinson's patients. DPG Congress Highlights Digital 2021
Sunday, J. & Mainka, S. (2019). Neurologic Music Therapy And The Atmosphere Concept: A Field Of Resonance. 11th European Music Therapy Congress Sep 26-30, 2019. Aalborg
Mainka, S. & Ebersbach, G. (2019). Interactive music feedback for arm swing training in Parkinson's disease. DPG Congress Mar 9, 2019. Düsseldorf
Mainka, S., Ebersbach, G. & Rizzonelli, M. (2018). Musical stimulation with and without feedback in gait training for Parkinson's disease. Freezing of Gait Leuven Jun 6-8, 2018. Leuven. Belgium
Mainka, S. (2017). Evaluation of a music-assisted treadmill training for hemiparetic patients after stroke. 25th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neurorehabilitation eV Dec 7-9, 2017. Berlin
Mainka, S., Ebersbach, G. & Rizzonelli, M. (2017). Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) with and without music feedback during gait training with patients with idiopathic Parkinson's syndrome. 25th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neurorehabilitation eV Dec 7-9, 2017. Berlin
Mainka, S. & Wissel, J. (2017). Evaluation of a music guided treadmill training for hemiparetic patients following stroke. European Congress for Neurorehabilitation Oct 25-28, 2017. Lausanne, Switzerland
Mainka, S. (2017). Rhythmic-auditory stimulation during gait training with and without sensor-based music feedback. 10th German Congress for Parkinson's and other Movement Disorders, May 4-6, 2017. Baden-Baden. Germany
Mainka, S. (2016). Introduction to Neurological Music Therapy. Annual Conference of the Austrian Society for Neuro-Rehabilitation. Oct 13-15, 2016. Pörtschach. Austria
Straub, S. & Mainka, S. (2007). Catalogue of indications for music therapy in neurological rehabilitation. VII. European Music Therapy Congress Aug 15-19, 2007. Eindhoven. Netherlands