期刊名称：Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health
印刷版ISSN：1224-7359
出版年度：2020
卷号：20
期号：2
页码：103-107
语种：English
出版社：Ovidius University Press
摘要：Objective. Studies performed on the subject, have related that dancing, especially tango, can be an useful instrument in improving the quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Argentine tango enhaces cognitive caracteristics that include the multiple tasking area that is important in Parkinson’s disease patients. Methods. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of two lifestyles: tango courses and normal routine. Eight subjects with Parkinson’s disease were randomly assigned to a tango group, consisting of four subjects, being compared to a control group consisting of four subjects who did not perform physical activities. The subjects from the tango group performed a total of 25 tango courses and were evaluated at the beginning of the period and at the end of the period. Results. The tango group has shown significant improvements in general Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) score and subjective improvements, in the area of emotions and mental activity. In addition, the tango group showed significant improvements on the Berg Balance Scale. Future research is needed with a larger batch of patients to check and expand our hypothesis that tango can be a successful intervention to improve functional mobility problems in people with Parkinson’s disease. Conclusions. Future studies with a larger sample are needed to confirm and extend our observation that tango may be an effective intervention to target functional mobility deficits in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
关键词：Parkinson’s disease;tango;dance therapy;quality of life
