Some 200 patients have participated in tango workshops offered over the past 15 years at Ramos Mejia Hospital to study the impact of the dance on the symptoms of this incurable neurodegenerative disease, organizers told AFP.
The results have been encouraging. Many patients find ways to alleviate symptoms such as the motor blocks that “freeze” their gait, says neurologist Tomoko Arakaki.
Dancing the tango helps build a “sensory pathway” that helps with walking, she says.
Beltran, 66 and diagnosed with Parkinson's two years ago, had never danced the tango. She joined the workshop on the advice of doctors.
In addition to tremors, stiffness, difficulty with balance and speech problems, Parkinson's leads to social isolation and depression. The tango workshop can help in these areas.
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Emilia, 86, doesn't want to give her last name because she is dancing against the wishes of her son, who worries over the two-hour bus trip she takes to reach the studio in central Buenos Aires.
“Every year we conduct specific evaluations to analyze the benefits of tango,“ says neurologist Sergio Rodriguez. “We have measured improvements in cognitive skills, motor skills, gait and balance.”
Walking is at the core of the Argentine tango, specialists say. But that's not the only reason it is an effective rehabilitation method for Parkinson's patients.
“There are many simultaneous messages that must be resolved, which is very positive for this disease,“ says Garretto.
“After all, who can take away what they’ve danced?” - AFP
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