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Does dance-based therapy increase gait speed in older adults with chronic lower extremity pain: A feasibility study
Affiliation:1. School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA;2. Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, USA;1. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258, USA;2. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, 826 W Starin Road, Whitewater, WI 53190, USA;1. Laboratory of Human Motricity Biosciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. State University of Rio Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Postgraduate Program in Nursing and Biosciences, Doctorate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;1. School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan;2. Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan;3. College of Nursing and Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA;4. Graduate Institute of Sports and Leisure Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;5. School of Health Policy and Management, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan;6. Department of Health Care Management, College of Management, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan;7. Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei, Taiwan;8. Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 622 W 168th Street, PH11, New York, NY, 10032, USA;2. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Research, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, PO Box 112727, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
Abstract:
A decreased gait speed in older adults can lead to dependency when the individuals are no longer able to participate in activities or do things for themselves. Thirty-seven senior apartment residents (31 females; Mean age = 80.6 years; SD = 8.9) with lower extremity pain/stiffness participated in a feasibility and preliminary efficacy study of 12 weeks (24 sessions). Healthy-Steps dance therapy compared to a wait-list control group. Small improvements in gait speed ([ES] = 0.33) were noted for participants completing 19–24 dance sessions. Improvements in gait speed measured by a 10 Meter Walk Test (0.0517 m/s) exceeded 0.05 m/s, a value deemed to be meaningful in community dwelling older adults. These feasibility study findings support the need for additional research using dance-based therapy for older adults with lower extremity pain.
Keywords:Chronic lower extremity pain  Dance-based therapy  Gait speed  Older adults
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