Dancing -it can be a great way to recover -the chemo.
This is according to new research at the Ohio University of Comprehensive Cancer, which found that dancing tango can increase neurological recovery in cancer patients reducing the persistent symptoms of chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy induced neuropathy (CIN) is a condition that can occur anywhere throughout the body, but mainly affects your hands, feet and limbs, according to a statement of the OSU press.
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Eighty percent of breast cancer survivors experience CIN, which can cause pain, falls, walking difficulties and decrease the quality of life, according to experts.
The above data showed that music and exercise could “help prevent neurological degeneration,” researchers said. (Istock)
Darance’s study valued how adapted Argentine tango can help restore mobility and relieve symptoms such as numbness, burning, tingling and loss of feeling in these problem areas.
The study, directed by Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, doctor, scientist in the Department of Physical Medicine and OSU Rehabilitation, was funded by the National Aging Institute.
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Worthen-Chaudhari, an old dancer, expressed the need for alternative treatment options for CINES.
The researcher and team designed the study for breast cancer survivors who experienced CIN who had received their latest chemotherapy treatment at least three months earlier.
“There is hope of recovering the beating that cancer gives to the body, brain and nerves.”
In the early stages of the study, researchers found that small doses of social dance improved the double task function compared to larger doses of home exercise.
This could be due to the cognitive commitment of dual -task functioning, researchers concluded.
Argentine tango, a social dance originated in Argentina, requires a cognitive commitment. (Istock)
According to Worthen-Chaudhari, only 20 minutes of social dance, sometimes they could begin to “reduce neuropathways that have been affected by cancer treatment”.
Preliminary data also show that dancing tango can improve balance, cognitive function, motor function, and symptoms of neuropathy.
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The rhythm of the Argentine tango, at 120 rhythms per minute, helps to activate a “neural phenomenon” called “training”, where “two or more oscillating systems (such as brain waves or behaviors) align,” said researchers.
Given Tango’s ideal cadence, Worthen-Chaudhari told Fox News Digital that it “made sense” that doing dance a couple of times a week would give positive effects of “movement, rhythmic training and social connection, all at the same time, so that he promoted the recovery more than any of these isolated elements”.
The pilot data show that this repetitive, slow and walking music help to re -map the nerves damaged by chemotherapy, he added.
“This work is to help survivors regain their lives and prosper, instead of just surviving.”
Other institutions have also reported success in balance and cognition after using tango adapted with patients with Parkinson’s disease.
This therapy could help individuals with other conditions, such as diabetes, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and general aging, said Worthen-Chaari.
In addition to cancer patients, dancing tango could also help individuals with other conditions and alleviate the general effects of aging, according to researchers. (Istock)
An expanded five -year study will continue to study double performance, with plans to recruit 140 breast cancer survivors at the OSU Cancer Center.
Researchers will explore if the effects of tango therapy can be maintained over time to improve cognitive movement and functions.
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“In essence, this work is to help survivors regain their lives and prosper, instead of surviving,” Worthen-Chayari wrote in launch.
“It is about providing them with a fun and effective way to improve their sensory motor skills and reduce the fear of falling, finally improving their global well-being.”
Researchers said that the rhythm of Argentine tango activates “entry” to the brain. (Istock)
Worthen-Chaudhari shared that he was “happy” to find that tango with a friend could work just like exercise to relieve these symptoms.
“I wanted to know if Tango could do more than to avoid decay … if he could stimulate the neuro-recovery between those who try to recover from neuro-trauma,” he told Fox News Digital.
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“I am excited with an option that does not require sweating, so you have to shower before returning to work or going out to dinner.”
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“In retrospective, I can see that it makes sense, but I was surprised that the results were clear even in an initial study of the idea,” added the scientist.
He stated: “There is a hope of recovering the beating that cancer gives to the body, brain and nerves.”
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