Effects of a ballet-based dance intervention on gait variability and balance confidence of people with Parkinson's
| Autor: | Sara Houston, Raymond Y.W. Lee, Ashley McGill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Dance Ballet Population Medicine (miscellaneous) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait (human) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Intervention (counseling) Postural Balance medicine 0305 other medical science education Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | McGill, A, Houston, S & Lee, R Y W 2018, ' Effects of a ballet-based dance intervention on gait variability and balance confidence of people with Parkinson’s ', Arts & Health An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice . https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2018.1443947 |
| ISSN: | 1753-3023 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17533015.2018.1443947 |
| Popis: | Background - Dance has shown to be beneficial for people with Parkinson’s. However, there is a lack of research on ballet for this population. The present study aimed to determine the effect of weekly ballet classes on gait variability and balance confidence for people with Parkinson’s.Methods - The study follows a non-randomized, controlled project evaluation design. A group of 19 people with Parkinson’s who were already involved in weekly ballet classes volunteered for this research. A control group of 13 people with Parkinson’s were asked to not participate in dance classes across the duration of the study. Results - The study did not demonstrate significant effects of weekly ballet classes on gait variability or balance confidence. Conclusions - These findings differ from recent studies that suggest dancing can improve balance and gait for this population. There is a need to examine the optimal ballet class frequency required to elicit any potential positive change. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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