Argentine Tango Reduces Fall Risk in Parkinson's Patients

Differences in fall-related characteristics across cognitive disorders

“…Regarding the effects of fall prevention programs in PD patients, conflicting results have been presented in the literature. Although some training programs based on balance and strengthening exercises were found not to reduce falls (Canning et al, 2015;Matchar et al, 2017;Chivers Seymour et al, 2019), other studies have reported higher rates of efficacy (Smania et al, 2010;Gao et al, 2014;Morris et al, 2015;Song et al, 2017;Peter et al, 2020;Silva et al, 2021). Here, effective therapeutic interventions in reducing fall rates involve Argentine tango (Peter et al, 2020), dual-tasking sessions (Silva et al, 2021), rehabilitation programs combining movement and strength training (Morris et al, 2015), Tai Chi (Gao et al, 2014;Song et al, 2017), Qigong (Song et al, 2017), and balance training (Smania et al, 2010).…”

“…Although some training programs based on balance and strengthening exercises were found not to reduce falls (Canning et al, 2015;Matchar et al, 2017;Chivers Seymour et al, 2019), other studies have reported higher rates of efficacy (Smania et al, 2010;Gao et al, 2014;Morris et al, 2015;Song et al, 2017;Peter et al, 2020;Silva et al, 2021). Here, effective therapeutic interventions in reducing fall rates involve Argentine tango (Peter et al, 2020), dual-tasking sessions (Silva et al, 2021), rehabilitation programs combining movement and strength training (Morris et al, 2015), Tai Chi (Gao et al, 2014;Song et al, 2017), Qigong (Song et al, 2017), and balance training (Smania et al, 2010). Numerous pharmacological options are also available for reducing PD-specific fall risk factors (e.g., medical treatment using levodopa can decrease the duration of gait freezing episodes and their frequency) (Giladi, 2008).…”

“…Tai Chi training (Sungkarat et al, 2017) Salsa dancing (Abreu and Hartley, 2013) Dual-task program (Zhou et al, 2021;Spano et al, 2022) -Argentine tango (Peter et al, 2020) Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (Mantovani et al, 2021) Rehabilitation program incl. respiratory exercises, speech therapy, physical and cognitive exercises (Zinzi et al, 2007) Dual-task program (Silva et al, 2021) Exercise program involving aerobic, resistance and balance (Thaiyanto et al, 2021) Exercise program involving balance, strengthening and walking (Suttanon et al, 2013) VR training Rehabilitation combining movement strategy and strength (Morris et al, 2015) Multifactorial, cognitively-based program (Fischer, 2021) Training program combining motor and cognitive exercises (Hernandez et al, 2010) Qigong (Song et al, 2017) Sensor-based balance training (Schwenk et al, 2016) Physical exercise program (Pitkala et al, 2013) Tai Chi (Gao et al, 2014;Song et al, 2017) Donepezil treatment (Montero-Odasso et al, 2019) Balance training (Smania et al, 2010) Pharmacological treatment (Giladi, 2008) AD, Alzheimer's disease; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; HD, Huntington's disease; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; NPH, normal pressure hydrocephalus; PD, Parkinson's disease.…”

“…Indeed, AD patients show a much lower prevalence of fear of falling (Borges Sde et al, 2015) and no differences in dual-task performance have been found between fallers and non-fallers (Goncalves et al, 2018;Ansai et al, 2019). Furthermore, different dance styles have been recommended as fall prevention programs not only in healthy (Jeon et al, 2005;Alpert et al, 2009;Eyigor et al, 2009;Noopud et al, 2019), but also in pathological (Abreu and Hartley, 2013;Peter et al, 2020) aging. Tai Chi training is approximately twice as effective in reducing the risk for falls in both MCI and PD patients compared with healthy individuals (Gao et al, 2014;Sungkarat et al, 2017), but has not been investigated in other cognitive disorders.…”

The efficacy of dance for improving motor impairments, non-motor symptoms, and quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Sixteen met the outlined eligibility criteria and 18 were excluded. Reasons for excluding full-text articles reviewed included: used a "quasi" method of randomization (n = 1) [22], convenience sampling (n = 2) [45,46], and disease stage of participants not reported (n = 2) [47,48]. Thirteen trials presented in conference abstracts were also assessed for eligibility by contacting authors for more details.…”