Effects of Biodanza® SRT on Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Evaluation Procedure
2.3. Neurological Evaluation
2.4. Neuropsychological Evaluation
2.5. Biodanza SRT Intervention Protocol
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Groups’ Comparison
3.2. Effect of Biodanza SRT Program on Motor Variables
3.3. Effect of Biodanza SRT Program on Cognitive Variables
3.4. Effect of Biodanza SRT Program on Behavioral Variables
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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PD Symptoms | Dances/Exercises Biodanza SRT |
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Hypo/akinesia (mainly when walking) | Rhythmic walking exercises. Synergistic walking. |
Tremor | Dances with emotional motivation. |
Rigidity | Fluidity Exercises. Free and fluid dances. |
Difficulty initiating voluntary movements | Creative dances and “giving and receiving the flower”. Slow dances with expressive variations. |
Difficulty initiating voluntary movements | Coordination dances with another person. Dances of Eutony. |
Difficulty performing complex, fast, and alternating motor sequences | Rhythmic dances with variations. Samba. “Jazz” dances (Dixieland). |
Postural alterations (antero-lateral flexion of the trunk) | Integration exercises of the cephalic, pectoral, and pelvic centers. Exercises of affective-motor integration. |
Speech alterations | Chorus of “Divine Reed”. Singing of one’s name with expressive variations. |
Micrograph | Proximity–distance coordination exercises. |
Orthostatic hypotension and other parasympathetic symptoms | Exercises of the ergotropic (adrenergic) series. |
Depression | Euphoric dances. Communication dances. Dance of the seed. |
Self-doubt | Exercises of making contact with one’s own strength. Yang dance. Walk with determination |
Sense of inferiority | Creative dances in the center of the circle. Encounter dances. Dances of rebirth. |
Inexpressiveness and communication difficulties | Dances of expression of emotions. Dances of Love. |
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Vitale, C.; Rosa, R.; Agosti, V.; Siciliano, M.; Barra, G.; Maggi, G.; Santangelo, G. Effects of Biodanza® SRT on Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study. J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14060588
Vitale C, Rosa R, Agosti V, Siciliano M, Barra G, Maggi G, Santangelo G. Effects of Biodanza® SRT on Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2024; 14(6):588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14060588
Chicago/Turabian StyleVitale, Carmine, Roberta Rosa, Valeria Agosti, Mattia Siciliano, Giuseppe Barra, Gianpaolo Maggi, and Gabriella Santangelo. 2024. "Effects of Biodanza® SRT on Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study" Journal of Personalized Medicine 14, no. 6: 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14060588