ArticleBMC neurology2020
Can Samba and Forró Brazilian rhythmic dance be more effective than walking in improving functional mobility and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with Parkinson's disease?
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Effects of a Dance and Walking Program on Gait and Quality of Life in People With Parkinson's Disease
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MUSCLE - Nordic and Free Walking in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical-functional, Motor Control, and Gait Analysis Findings: a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Clinical Trials
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Rhythmic cueing, dance, resistance training, and Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Intervention strategies for Parkinson's disease: the role of exercise and mitochondria.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Review
- Brazilian dance self-perceived impacts on quality of life of people with Parkinson's.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Benefits of Cultural Activities on People with Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effect of music-based movement therapy on the freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Parkinson's Disease Motor Symptom Progression Slowed with Multisensory Dance Learning over 3-Years: A Preliminary Longitudinal Investigation.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Effects of plaza dancing and its impact on the figure, physical function and quality of life in middle-aged and elderly women.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Nordic Walking and Free Walking Improve the Quality of Life, Cognitive Function, and Depressive Symptoms in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundParkinson's disease (PD) causes motor and nonmotor disorders in patients. Unlike aerobic training, potential adaptations from the practice of dance are less understood in PD, particularly compared with better known exercise modes. This study aimed to verify and compare the effects of a Brazilian dance program, inspired by Samba and Forrró rhythms, and a walking program on functional mobility and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with PD.
methodsEighteen participants with PD were divided into a dance group (DG) and a walking group (WG) and were assessed before and after an intervention period of 24 1-h sessions, performed twice per week for 12 weeks. The timed-up-and-go test (TUG) and walking kinematics at self-selected speed (SSS) and fast speed (FS) were determined. The generalized estimating equation method was used to compare the DG and WG pre- and post-intervention and to evaluate the group*time interaction (α < 0.05).
resultsBoth groups demonstrated a significant improvement in TUG test at SSS (p = 0.02; effect size [ES] = 0.42) and FS (p = 0.02; ES = 0.24). In general, spatiotemporal parameters remained unchanged, except at SSS, in which the DG increased the stride frequency (p = 0.011; ES = 0.72). At FS, the swing time demonstrated a significant group*time interaction (p < 0.001; ES = 1.10), in which the two groups exhibited different behaviors: DG decreased (p = 0.015) and WG increased (p = 0.012).
conclusionsFunctional mobility improved similarly in both groups. The results suggest that a 12-week program of Brazilian dance was sufficient to produce improvements in functional mobility and gait in individuals with PD.
trial registrationThis study is registered with the International Clinical Trial Registry under number NCT03370315 . Registered December 28, 2017 - Retrospectively registered.
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