Parkinson’s Disease Progression Slowed with Dance Learning over 3-Years

Parkinson’s Disease Motor Symptom Progression Slowed with Multisensory Dance Learning over 3-Years: A Preliminary Longitudinal Investigation

• Sixteen participants with mild severity Parkinsons Disease engaged in a weekly 1.25 hour dance class at Canada’s National Ballet School and Trinity locations in toronto
• Took place over 3 years 
• Found that those who trained weekly had less motor impairment 
• People with parkinson’s disease who train once per week had an overall slower rate of change in motor scores when compared to PwPD who do not train 
• Our results indicate positive benefits of weekly training for stopping disease progression of motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Citation:  Bearss, K. A., & DeSouza, J. F. X. (2021). Parkinson’s Disease Motor Symptom Progression Slowed with Multisensory Dance Learning over 3-Years: A Preliminary Longitudinal Investigation. Brain Sciences, 11(7), 895. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070895