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March 29, 2025Brain SciencesOpen Access

“Dance Well”—A Multisensory Artistic Dance Intervention for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study

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DVDaniele VolpeUniversidade de São PauloMBMaria Giulia BaldassarreOspedale San BassianoLBLeila BakdounesOspedale Regina Margherita

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Implication

Pilot study evaluates Dance Well program's effect on motor and cognitive symptoms in Parkinson's disease, suggesting its safety and feasibility.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the efficacy, feasibility, and safety of the Dance Well program for patients with early to medium stages of Parkinson’s disease.
  • 24 patients with early to medium PD were randomly allocated into two groups for 4 weeks.
  • One group participated in the Dance Well program while the other received conventional physiotherapy.
  • Outcome measures for motor, cognitive, and emotional-motivational symptoms were assessed before and after the intervention.
  • All outcome measures improved in both groups, with greater improvement in attention and motivation in the Dance Well group.
  • No dropouts, falls, or injuries were reported during the study.
  • Dance Well is considered a feasible and safe complementary treatment for enhancing symptoms in early to medium PD.

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Volpe et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fe32e7213e52ab10495adhttps://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15040357
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