Dear Tango Aficionados, The New York Times reported this morning that Madeleine Hackney of Washington University in St. Louis published a study in the December issue of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy entitled "Effects of Tango on Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease", where tango was compared to exercise classes as a treatment for symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Preliminary results indicate that taking tango lessons was found to offer improvements in balance not seen with taking exercise classes.
(sorry - cut&paste isn't working this morning, but you can google it, or the author's name, to get the link) All the best, Brian Dunn Dance of the Heart Boulder, CO USA www.danceoftheheart.com "Building a Better World, One Tango at a Time" _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l