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== History of the use of Dance for Individuals with Parkinson's  ==
== History of the use of Dance for Individuals with Parkinson's  ==


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Common symptoms of PD are resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, mask face, and difficulties with gait <ref name="Ventura et al.">Ventura, MI, Barnes, DE, Ross, JM, Lanni, KE, Sigvardt, KA, Disbrow, EA. A pilot study to evaluate multi-dimensional effects of dance for people with Parkinson's disease. Contemp Clin Trials 2016;51:50-55.</ref> including short, shuffling steps, festination and/or freezing of gait, difficulty turning or walking backward and impaired ability to perform dual tasks when walking <ref name="Earhart">Earhart, GM. Dance as therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009;45:231-8.</ref>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Common symptoms of PD are resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, mask face, and difficulties with gait <ref name="Ventura et al.">Ventura, MI, Barnes, DE, Ross, JM, Lanni, KE, Sigvardt, KA, Disbrow, EA. A pilot study to evaluate multi-dimensional effects of dance for people with Parkinson's disease. Contemp Clin Trials 2016;51:50-55. PMID: 27765693</ref> including short, shuffling steps, festination and/or freezing of gait, difficulty turning or walking backward and impaired ability to perform dual tasks when walking. <ref name="Earhart">Earhart, GM. Dance as therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009;45:231-8. PMID: 19532110</ref>&nbsp;


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History of the use of Dance for Individuals with Parkinson's[edit | edit source]

          Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Common symptoms of PD are resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, mask face, and difficulties with gait [1] including short, shuffling steps, festination and/or freezing of gait, difficulty turning or walking backward and impaired ability to perform dual tasks when walking. [2] 

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  1. Ventura, MI, Barnes, DE, Ross, JM, Lanni, KE, Sigvardt, KA, Disbrow, EA. A pilot study to evaluate multi-dimensional effects of dance for people with Parkinson's disease. Contemp Clin Trials 2016;51:50-55. PMID: 27765693
  2. Earhart, GM. Dance as therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009;45:231-8. PMID: 19532110