Feasibility of a Brazilian samba protocol for patients with Parkinson's disease: a clinical non-randomized study.

Ana Cristina Tillmann Alessandra Swarowsky Clynton Lourenço Corrêa Alexandro Andrade Jéssica Amaro Moratelli Leonessa Boing Melissa de Carvalho Souza Vieira Camila da Cruz Ramos de Araujo Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2020)

The samba protocol seems to be feasible and safe for patients with PD. Moreover, it has pleasant characteristics and offers sufficient physical benefits for combination with drug treatment. There were also benefits in social relationships and as a possible rehabilitation tool in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
mental health
healthcare
physical activity
drug induced
smoking cessation