Dance therapy improves motor and cognitive functions in patients with Parkinson's disease
| Autor: | Giovanni Sotgiu, Battistina Sanna, Franca Deriu, E. Aiello, Paolo Tranquilli Leali, Kai Stephan Paulus, Edoardo Rosario de Natale, Andrea Manca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Trail Making Test Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Timed Up and Go test Motor Activity 03 medical and health sciences Executive Function 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Cognitive Dysfunction Dance therapy Aged Rehabilitation business.industry Dance Therapy Parkinson Disease Middle Aged Executive functions Gait Treatment Outcome Berg Balance Scale Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) 0305 other medical science business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Stroop effect |
| Zdroj: | NeuroRehabilitation. 40(1) |
| ISSN: | 1878-6448 |
| Popis: | Objective To explore the effects of Dance Therapy (DT) and Traditional Rehabilitation (TR) on both motor and cognitive domains in Parkinson's Disease patients (PD) with postural instability. Methods Sixteen PD patients with recent history of falls were divided in two groups (Dance Therapy, DT and Traditional Rehabilitation, TR); nine patients received 1-hour DT classes twice per week, completing 20 lessons within 10 weeks; seven patients received a similar cycle of 20 group sessions of 60 minutes TR. Motor (Berg Balance Scale - BBS, Gait Dynamic Index - GDI, Timed Up and Go Test - TUG, 4 Square-Step Test - 4SST, 6-Minute Walking Test - 6MWT) and cognitive measures (Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB, Trail Making Test A & B - TMT A&B, Stroop Test) were tested at baseline, after the treatment completion and after 8-week follow-up. Results In the DT group, but not in the TR group, motor and cognitive outcomes significantly improved after treatment and retained after follow-up. Significant changes were found for 6MWT (p = 0.028), TUG (p = 0.007), TMT-A (p = 0.014) and TMT-B (p = 0.036). Conclusions DT is an unconventional physical therapy for PD patients which effectively impacts on motor (endurance and risk of falls) and non-motor functions (executive functions). |
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