Tango has therapeutic effects on Parkinson’s disease sufferers

HOUSTON: Sufferers of Parkinson’s disease may have found a potential and unexpected remedy – dancing the Argentine tango. Researchers insist dancing could have therapeutic and physical value for those suffering from rigidity as well as depression and fatigue.

Forty men and women, who were diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease took part in the research by a joint team from educational and medical institutions. Two professional dance teachers instructed the patients, who are being treated by…

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