Highlights
- •A 10 week individual choreo-based dance and art program was performed in pwMS.
- •Dance showed positive effects on fatigue, cognitive performance during a task and motor functions.
- •The art group also showed improvement in fatigue, cognition and cognitive performance during a dual task.
- •Both groups performed live on stage, sharing there MS perspective through art and dance.
- •Larger sample sizes, and research of dance in different disability groups are recommended.
Abstract
Background
: Dance therapy is increasingly reported in neurological diseases for improving several
motor and cognitive functions, but was mostly studied in partner dance. No individual
choreo-based dance program has ever been reported in MS.
Objectives
: The aim of this pilot study is to investigate effects of a ten-week choreo-based
dance intervention on different impairments in MS.
Participants
: Seventeen participants with MS were allocated to a dance group (DG) or an art group
(AG) for a ten-week intervention program, with a public live performance at the end
of the intervention.
Methods
: The DG received choreo-based dance courses twice a week for 90 min, while the active
control AG weekly contributed to the production by painting, music, spoken word and
photo- or videography. Measurements for fatigue and fatigability, physical capacity
and coordination, sensory function, cognitive capacity, quality of life and dual task
performance took place before and after the intervention. Differences were analysed
with Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.
Results
: Both groups improved significantly on executive cognitive performance during dual
task and fatigue. Only the DG improved significantly on functional lower limb strength,
hand function, coordination, self-reported balance and walking, and showed a trend
towards improving on cognition (PASAT). The AG showed significant improvements in
on cognitive function (SDMT).
Conclusion
: A ten-week multimodal dance intervention has positive effects on impact of fatigue,
physical capacity and coordination, and cognitive performance during a dual task.
Larger samples, follow-up measurements and research in different disability groups
is recommended.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 01, 2020
Accepted:
May 31,
2020
Received in revised form:
May 6,
2020
Received:
February 28,
2020
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