TY - JOUR
T1 - Short duration, intensive tango dancing for Parkinson disease
T2 - An uncontrolled pilot study
AU - Hackney, Madeleine E.
AU - Earhart, Gammon M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Ruth Clark, Josh Funk, Callie Mosiman, Mike Falvo, Lauren Mehner, Jeff Becket, Kyleen Albert, Patricia Engel, Mathew Lopes, Jeremy Missuk, Sarah Goldenberg, Liz Nylund, Megan Chochol, Poonam Kalidas, Laurie Bonkowski, Madhavi Prabhakar, Rachel Patterson, Ryan Choi, Sophie Galson, and Kim O’Keefe for their assistance with this project. A grant from the American Parkinson Disease Association funded this work. The study sponsors played no role in the study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the writing of the manuscript, the final conclusions drawn or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - Objective: The goal of this pilot study was to determine the effects of short duration, intensive tango lessons on functional mobility in people with Parkinson disease. Design: This study employed a within-subject, prospective, repeated measures design. Subjects/patients: Fourteen people with idiopathic Parkinson disease participated. Setting: All balance and gait assessments were performed in a laboratory, but dance classes took place in a large, open classroom. Interventions: Participants completed ten 1.5-h long Argentine tango dance lessons within 2 weeks. Their balance, gait and mobility were assessed before and after the training sessions. Main outcome measures: Measures included the Berg Balance Scale, the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, gait velocity, functional ambulation profile, step length, stance and single support percent of gait, Timed Up and Go, and the 6 min walk. Results: Participants significantly improved on the Berg Balance Scale (effect size (ES) = 0.83, p = 0.021), Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Motor Subscale III (ES = -0.64, p = 0.029), and percent of time spent in stance during forward walking (ES = 0.97, p = 0.015). Non-significant improvements were noted on the Timed Up and Go (ES = -0.38, p = 0.220) and 6 min walk (ES = 0.35, p = 0.170). Conclusions: Frequent social dance lessons completed within a short time period appear to be appropriate and effective for these individuals with mild-moderately severe Parkinson disease.
AB - Objective: The goal of this pilot study was to determine the effects of short duration, intensive tango lessons on functional mobility in people with Parkinson disease. Design: This study employed a within-subject, prospective, repeated measures design. Subjects/patients: Fourteen people with idiopathic Parkinson disease participated. Setting: All balance and gait assessments were performed in a laboratory, but dance classes took place in a large, open classroom. Interventions: Participants completed ten 1.5-h long Argentine tango dance lessons within 2 weeks. Their balance, gait and mobility were assessed before and after the training sessions. Main outcome measures: Measures included the Berg Balance Scale, the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, gait velocity, functional ambulation profile, step length, stance and single support percent of gait, Timed Up and Go, and the 6 min walk. Results: Participants significantly improved on the Berg Balance Scale (effect size (ES) = 0.83, p = 0.021), Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Motor Subscale III (ES = -0.64, p = 0.029), and percent of time spent in stance during forward walking (ES = 0.97, p = 0.015). Non-significant improvements were noted on the Timed Up and Go (ES = -0.38, p = 0.220) and 6 min walk (ES = 0.35, p = 0.170). Conclusions: Frequent social dance lessons completed within a short time period appear to be appropriate and effective for these individuals with mild-moderately severe Parkinson disease.
KW - Balance
KW - Dance
KW - Gait
KW - Parkinson disease
KW - Rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.10.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19632547
AN - SCOPUS:67650759592
VL - 17
SP - 203
EP - 207
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
SN - 0965-2299
IS - 4
ER -