/channels/taxonomy/term/13294/all en /channels/news/tango-dancing-could-benefit-parkinsons-disease-patient-246582 <p>Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:18:36 +0000 webfull 109372 at /channels /channels/news/tango-dancing-could-benefit-parkinsons-disease-patients-246414 <p><strong>New study puts 40 patients through 12-week course</strong></p> <p>Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre. The study looked at changes in patients’ motor abilities following a 12-week tango course, and is also the first study to assess the effect that tango has on non-motor symptoms.</p> Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:16:19 +0000 webfull 109343 at /channels