Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of central nervous\nsystem (CNS), characterized by the presence of multifocal demyelination\nplaques with characteristic symptoms as fatigue, balance disorder, reduced\nendurance in gait and decrease in quality of life. The study supposed that the\nmotor treatment through dance could represent useful therapeutic option,\ntogether with other treatments already in use such as the pharmacological\nand physiotherapy one. We included 9 person (6 male and 3 female) affected\nby relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) with an expanded disability\nstatus scale (EDSS) score less than 3, underwent rehabilitation treatment with\nArgentine Tango (Riabilitango method). The study lasted twenty months,\nconsidering a sixty-minute session a week. The aim of the study was to verify\nthe real improvement of quality of life, fatigue, balance disorder and gait endurance\ndue to the dance treatment. We collected outcomes data of Short\nForm 36 (SF-36) in physical function (PF) (45.56 ± 21.42 vs. 69.44 ± 23.64),\nvitality (VT) (45.00 ± 7.90 vs. 67.77 ± 6.18), social function (SF) (54.00 ±\n13.86 vs. 75.11 ± 6.25), general health (GH) (32.22 ± 5.06 vs. 54.11 ± 5.20);\nModified fatigue impact test scales (MFSI) (3.56 ± 3.72 vs. 37.22 ± 3.88); Berg\nbalance scale (BBS-it) (33.89 ± 4.12 vs. 45.11 ± 3.51); Six Minute Walk Test\n(6mWT), in distance (m) (352.89 ± 174.56 vs. 397.22 ± 174.83), oxygen saturation\nin arterial blood (%SpO2) (87.67 ± 3.35 vs. 91.78 ± 5.92) and beast per\nminute (bpm) (82.67 ± 13.08 vs. 72.67 ± 10.52). We found statistically significant\n(p < 0.05) improvements in each evaluation scale. In conclusion, despite\nthe small sample size included, the results confirm that Riabilitango\nsignificantly leads to better functional performances in person affected by\nRRMS with EDSS less then 3, finding benefits in terms of quality of life. Data\nsuggest that integration between dance treatment method and the pharmacological,\ncould represent the useful approach.
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