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Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults

Adapted tango dancing improves mobility and balance in older adults and additional populations with balance impairments. It is composed of very simple ...

Brigham and Woman‘s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

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The authors determined effects of community-based adapted tango on spatial cognition and disease severity in Parkinson's disease (PD) while controlling for the effects of social interaction. Thirty-three individuals with mild-to-moderate PD (stage I-III) were assigned to twenty 90-min tango (n = 24) or education (n = 9) lessons over 12 weeks. Disease severity, spatial cognition, balance, and fall incidence were evaluated pre-, post-, and 10-12 weeks postintervention. The authors evaluated differences using t tests and analyses of variance. Twenty-three tango and 8 education participants finished. Tango participants improved on disease severity (p = .008), and spatial cognition (p = .021) compared with education participants. Tango participants also improved in balance (p = .038), and executive function (p = .012). Gains were maintained 10-12 weeks postintervention. Multimodal exercise with structured syllabi may improve disease severity and spatial cognition in PD.

The effects of adapted tango on spatial cognition and disease severity in Parkinson's disease.

In Parkinson's disease (PD), motor and cognitive impairments interact to affect functional performance adversely. A valid mobility test, the Four Square Step Test (FSST) involves multidirectional stepping over obstacles. FSST performance may also be associated with cognitive performance.

The Four Square Step Test in individuals with Parkinson's disease: association with executive function and comparison with older adults.

Kathleen McKee

Harvard Neurology Residency Program

Brigham and Woman‘s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults

Kathleen McKee

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Brigham and Woman‘s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults

Harvard Neurology Residency Program