Neuroscience
The Philadelphia Inquirer describes Dance for Parkinson's, a therapeutic dance program offered at
multiple sites around the city.
Though there is not yet a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD), modern care - mainly dopamine-replacement therapy - can manage the motor symptoms for a long time. That allows doctors to focus on such issues as episodic freezing, where the feet feel glued to the floor, says Matthew B. Stern, MD, professor of Neurology and director of the Parkinson's center at Penn Medicine.
"Patients who participate in dance therapy often say they feel empowered by it," says neurologist Nabila Dahodwala, MD, of Pennsylvania Hospital. "They feel so grateful gaining power over their bodies and being able to move to music when they thought it was something lost to them."
Working with Wendy Lewis, head of the Parkinson Council in Bala Cynwyd, Dahodwala trained about 25 dance instructors, schooling them on the disorder's motor and psychiatric issues. Dance "adds a social component to help with mood and quality of life," Dahodwala says. "It's a cool therapy without the side effect of meds." One Dance for PD patient decided to receive Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
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Neuroscience
Dance Classes Help Parkinson's Patients Stay Limber
The Philadelphia Inquirer describes Dance for Parkinson's, a therapeutic dance program offered at
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| Matthew B. Stern, MD |
Though there is not yet a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD), modern care - mainly dopamine-replacement therapy - can manage the motor symptoms for a long time. That allows doctors to focus on such issues as episodic freezing, where the feet feel glued to the floor, says Matthew B. Stern, MD, professor of Neurology and director of the Parkinson's center at Penn Medicine.
"Patients who participate in dance therapy often say they feel empowered by it," says neurologist Nabila Dahodwala, MD, of Pennsylvania Hospital. "They feel so grateful gaining power over their bodies and being able to move to music when they thought it was something lost to them."
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| Nabila Dahodwala, MD |
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