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Dance, Dance, Dance

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As in All I Wanna Do is post some links to research on Dance and effects on PD symptoms and other related aspects of being a living human being on the face of the planet Earth. As I was going through these, some of the titles looked familiar. If so, no biggie – if I posted the links before, and am being repetitious, “I blame it on the Parkinson’s”©. And repetition is useful in learning.

de Almeida HS, Porto F, Porretti M, Lopes G, Fiorot D, Bunn PDS, da Silva EB. Effect of Dance on Postural Control in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis Review. J Aging Phys Act. 2021 Feb 1;29(1):130-141. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0255. Epub 2020 Jul 31. PMID: 32736345.

 The statistically significant results of this meta-analysis indicate that dance can improve postural control in people with PD in a short period of time and therefore contribute to the prevention of falls.

Hackney ME, Earhart GM. Effects of dance on balance and gait in severe Parkinson disease: a case study. Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(8):679-84. doi: 10.3109/09638280903247905. PMID: 20205582; PMCID: PMC2837534.

Twenty partnered tango lessons improved balance, endurance, balance confidence, and quality of life in a participant with severe PD. This is the first report of the use of dance as rehabilitation for an individual with advanced disease who primarily used a wheelchair for transportation.

Zhen, K., Zhang, S., Tao, X. et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis on effects of aerobic exercise in people with Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinsons Dis. 8, 146 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-022-00418-4

Karpodini CC, Dinas PC, Angelopoulou E, Wyon MA, Haas AN, Bougiesi M, Papageorgiou SG and Koutedakis Y (2022) Rhythmic cueing, dance, resistance training, and Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front.Neurol.13:875178.doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.875178

Rhythmic cueing, dance, or RT positively affect the examined outcomes, with rhythmic cueing to be associated with three outcomes (Gait, Stride, and UPDRS-III), dance with three outcomes (TUG, Stride, and UPDRS-III), and RT with two outcomes (TUG and PDQ-39). Subgroup analyses confirmed the beneficial effects of these forms of exercise. Clinicians should entertain the idea of more holistic exercise protocols aiming at improving PD manifestations.

Wu C-C, Xiong H-Y, Zheng J-J and Wang X-Q (2022) Dance movement therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: A systematic review. Front. Aging Neurosci. 14:975711. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.975711

Compared with the non-dance group, DMT remarkably improved general disease condition, balance, and gait for individuals with PD.

 Carapellotti AM, Stevenson R, Doumas M (2020) 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. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0236820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236820

Overall, the reviewed evidence demonstrated that dance can improve motor impairments, specifically balance and motor symptom severity in individuals with mild to moderate PD, and that more research is needed to determine its effects on non-motor symptoms and QOL

Ismail, S.R., Lee, S.W.H., Merom, D. et al. Evidence of disease severity, cognitive and physical outcomes of dance interventions for persons with Parkinson’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatr 21, 503 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02446-w

Although certainty of evidence was low, our review suggests that dance intervention modestly reduced motor disease severity and improved certain aspects of balance, while there is insufficient evidence on all other outcomes. The wide variety of dance intervention types and outcome assessed diluted the strength of the evidence base on the effectiveness of dance in people with PD.

It is getting close to my bedtime, so let me just leave a few titles as links in order to expedite this.

Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review

Dance for neuroplasticity: A descriptive systematic review

Physiotherapy management of Parkinson’s disease

and now it’s waay past my meds time, and my errors have increased, so time to put this blog post to bed.

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In praise of Tetraneuris scaposa

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Last post was nearly 6 months ago, after having gotten elected to my subdivision’s Home Owners Association (HOA). Fortunately for me, the new President has an excellent leadership style and a sense of humor – he’s commented a few times on my lack of love for Crape Myrtle (aka Crepe Myrtle) (Lagerstroemia spp.), and I have made a gavel from the remains of a few branches which had the misfortune of hanging over my property. (I have four longer pieces which I hope will become walking sticks or canes).

But I digress. This year Central Texas faced a drought throughout the Spring and Summer. Then, throughout November, we’ve had plenty of rain to raise our hopes for an abundant crop of wildflowers in the Spring. With the warmest December day we’ve ever had (82º F) this week, however, we should be cautious in making predictions.

So, recently, I’ve stepped outside and found Gulf Fritillary caterpillars still on green Passiflora leaves (photo 1), and further below, bunches of yellow Tetraneuris scaposa flowers taking advantage of the extended growing season.

Gulf Fritillary caterpillar( Dione vanillae) Photo taken December 2, 2022

Photo taken December 2, 2022 of caterpillar.

Four Nerve Daisies (Tetraneuris scaposa)  (photo 2) planted in the “nuisance strip” between the sidewalk and the curb; blooms are still going strong into December.

However, Tetraneuris scaposa can and will bloom throughout the year, here in Central Texas.Four Nerve Daisies Conditions have to be right, of course. They bear up to the heat of 100º F summers, but do need some water. And, as always, rain water seems to be the best for promoting growth in these and in BlackFoot Daisies (Melampodium leucanthum) of which I recently added a small plant and which has responded well to the recent rains.

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