Impact of a weekly dance class on the functional mobility and on the quality of life of individuals with Parkinson´s disease

Impact of a weekly dance class on the functional mobility and on the quality of life of individuals with Parkinson´s disease

Individuals with Parkinson´s disease (PD) mainly suffer from motor impairments which increase the risk of falls and lead to a decline of quality of life. Several studies investigated the long-term effect of dance for people with PD. The aims of the present study were to investigate (i) the...

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Main Authors: Lisa eHeiberger, Christoph eMaurer, Florian eAmtage, Ignacio eMendez-Balbuena, Jürgen eSchulte-Mönting, Marie-Claude eHepp-Reymond, Rumyana eKristeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Parkinson Disease
Quality of Life
dance
intervention
motor scores
rigidity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2011.00014/full

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