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Dance training with music can slow the progression of Parkinson s disease A new study published in Brain Sciences today, shows patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson s disease (PD) can slow the progress of the disease by participating in dance training with music for one-and-a-quarter hours per week. Over the course of three years, this activity was found to reduce daily motor issues such as those related to balance and speech, which often lead to social isolation. Joseph DeSouza, senior author, principal investigator and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at York University and PhD candidate Karolina Bearss, found people with Parkinson s (PwPD) who participated in weekly dance training, had less motor impairment and showed significant improvement in areas related to speech, tremors, balance and rigidity compared to those who did not do any dance exercise. Their data showed significant improvements in experiences of daily living, which include cognitive impairm

Joseph desouzaParkinson pwKarolina bearssEmily hendersonDepartment of psychologyBrain sciencesCanada national ballet schoolDepartment of psychology at york universityYork universityParkinson progression marker initiativeMichaelj fox foundation for parkinson researchNational ballet schoolProgression marker initiativeஜோசப் டெசௌசாபார்கின்சன் ப்வ்எமிலி ஹென்டர்சன்