Parkinson's and Dance
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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] Individuals with PD are also at an increased risk of falls.[3]
Medical treatments for PD, including medications, do not fully address gait and balance issues[4] and so exercise has become an important part of treatment. Four key areas of focus when designing exercise programs for PD as recommended by Keus et al.[5] are:
1) Cueing strategies to improve gait,[5]
2) Cognitive movement strategies to improve transfers,[5]
3) Exercises to improve balance,[5] and
4) Training of joint mobility and muscle power to improve physical capacity.[5]
Dance is suggested to address each of these key areas[5] in the following ways as suggested by Earhardt[6]:
- The use of music to accompany the dance movement, acting as an external cue to facilitate movement.[6]
- The use of specific movement strategies when teaching the dance steps.[6]
- The need to control dynamic balance and respond to perturbations when interacting with other participants facilitating
balance exercises.[6]
- Dance is helps enhance strength and flexibility. It may also improve cardiovascular functioning if done to a sufficient
intensity.[6]
The first study that examined the potential benefits of dance for individuals with PD was completed in the late 1980s by Westbrook et al. [7] comparing dance/movement therapy with a traditional exercise program over a 6-week period of time.
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Earhart, GM. Dance as therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009;45:231-8. PMID: 19532110
- ↑ Pickering, RM, Grimbergen, YA, Rigney, U, Ashburn, A, Masibrada, G, Gray, P, Bloem, BR. A meta-analysis of six prospective studies of falling in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2007;22:1892-1900. PMID: 17588236
- ↑ Gage, H, Storey, L. Rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of available evidence. Clin Rehabil 2004;18:463-482. PMID: 15293481
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Keus, SH, Bleom, BR, Hendriks, EJ, Bredero-Cohen, AV, Munneke, M. Practice recommendations development group evidence-based analysis of physical therapy in Parkinson's disease recommendations for practice and research. Mov Disord 2007;22:451-460. PMID: 17133526
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