Exploring the multi-modal effects of Dance practices on the Parkinsonian brain: Motor rehabilitation and Quality of Life, what is the current literature telling us? A RCT Literature review.
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- Title
- Exploring the multi-modal effects of Dance practices on the Parkinsonian brain: Motor rehabilitation and Quality of Life, what is the current literature telling us? A RCT Literature review.
- Author(s)
- Gauzan, E
- Abstract
- Background: Recent evidence shows that Dance practices may help facilitate motor control, QoL and other gait-related activities in mild-to-moderate Parkinson Disease (PD), alongside conventional drug treatments (Shanahan 2015&17; Patterson 2018; Pereira 2018; Sihvonen 2017; Carvalho Aguiar). Osteopaths, like Physiotherapists are well-informed about the physiology and pathology guiding diseases like idiopathic PD, and aim to return freedom of mobility and locomotion to the body. Where there is already a demand to help cut down PD drug complications, Dance may prove a promising multi-modal rehabilitation program for PD patients, and enrich the treatment plans of Osteopaths/ healthcare practitioners in the future. Objectives: To critically appraise and synthesise 1b/RCT quality research on the multi-modal effects of Dance practices on PD patients. Design: Structured Literature Review. Methods: Online searches on 4 databases attempted to find a body of literature which answers the research question. According to an Inclusion and Exclusion criteria, the title, abstract and full texts were sorted; data tabulated, and quality analysed. 14 full eligible texts left were used in this review. Results: The 14 studies were of good methodological quality and investigate the appropriate measures. The results suggest that different dance styles all positively effect Mobility, Balance and QoL factors, but Motor performance warrants sequential follow up studies as yet. Discussion: The emerging theme between these studies is that Dance targets key cognitive movement strategies, balance techniques, and uplifts community centred QoL. Music stimulus and program Intensity are difficult to control because methods to analyse them are only just emerging, but they prove invaluable physiological tools when working with PD patients. This lends itself to seeing little data in these areas. All studies showed some minor limitations, (typically associated with lack of blinded subjects and blinded therapists). This review was not able to calculate missing data where there were gaps, and online searches were conditioned by narrow eligibility criteria. Conclusion: This review puts forwards preliminary information to help guide the treatment protocols of clinicians and Osteopaths. Dance may prove a beneficial rehabilitation tool for some mild-to-moderate PD patients because it is easily prescribed (Sihoven 2017), and effortlessly unites cognitive movement strategies (Dreu 2012, Patterson 2018), with worthwhile qualities of musicality, social connection and emotion in the brain (Karpati 2015, Lustig et al 2009), to temper poor QoL (Pereira 2018). Sequential enquiries into different Dance genres, the role of Music, tempo, and appropriate program intensity is warranted.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2020
- Date Submitted
- 28.10.2020 18:08:19
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16661
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Dance, Parkinson Disease, Rehabilitation, Exercise, Osteopathy, Locomotion, Quality of Life, Music.
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- 0
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Gauzan, E, “Exploring the multi-modal effects of Dance practices on the Parkinsonian brain: Motor rehabilitation and Quality of Life, what is the current literature telling us? A RCT Literature review.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/194