Bailar al son de Carlos Gardel puede beneficiar a pacientes con Parkinson y Alzheimer

Pilar Lopez Cantero (AFP) BUENOS AIRES .-

Tango has moved from the dance halls to the halls of therapy for diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's in recent years, while proliferating scientific studies show that the 'twoxfour'benefits health , according to several experts from Argentina. Beyond the wellness sense caused by tango dance by the opinion of whome have frequented the milongas, is shown to improve aerobic capacity and coordination, so it can be very useful as an adjunct therapy in some diseases. Recently rioplatense use the traditional dance are Parkinson's affected, since according to a study by the University of Washington (USA), tango improves balance more than whathever other type of physical activity. The medical school of the University of Washington conducted an experiment with 19 Parkinson's patients who were divided into two groups: one made of motion exercises with chairs and the other he used the time to dance tango. It was found that, although both improved, the latter gained more balance. The Argentine doctor Roberto Peidro, a pioneer in research on therapeutic applications of tango, explains that the 'twoxfour' requires special attention to coordination, making it "very likely" to benefit Parkinson patients . Peidro, director of Life Center Favaloro Foundation in Argentina, directed in 1999 the first study of tango and health with sedentary people with heart disease, which concluded that half hour a day dance has a direct impact on increasing the capacity aerobic. Requires coordination As explained, this is a feature that also have other physical activities like walking, but the coordination component that requires the tango increases your profits, especially in sedentary people. Peidro nuance that the tango is not better than any other physical activity ", but other exercises that enhance the coordination and other less traditional dances. "If you dance 'techno' or disco can make any move, but in tango you have to be thinking about the passage to be given," he said. The key is to improve aerobic capacity, which the doctor can even pass on increased sexual activity and therefore the quality of life, especially in heart patients. Tango dance is likely to favor Alzheimer's, which in fact already involved in 'tangoterapia' in several centers in the country, precisely because it is a coordination activity and because it requires the patient to exercise their memory to remember the steps. Also psychological benefits But the tango not only heals the body but also good for the mind. The psychiatrist Frederick Trossero, author of "Tangoterapia 'tango workshops complemented treatments for diseases ranging from depression to social phobias and even schizophrenia. Noting how to dance, to embrace the other and the attitude towards the couple, professionals collect data that help them better interpret the psyche of his patients, he said. Trossero notes that "the tango itself and is therapeutic" and said he started to investigate its clinical application when they danced acquaintances said they felt much better after going to a milonga, where even persistent headaches disappeared. "It's amazing, you can see how people come to meetings with a face and goes with another," said the doctor. The application of tango in their lives treatments boom just after the publication of the work of the Favaloro Foundation, which has interested professionals from Canada, Japan, Russia or Finland. In view of these studies, the tango has become one of the latest additions to the therapeutic supplements and has even convened the first International Congress Tangoterapia to be held next July in Argentina's Rosario city. Although the tango is not a panacea - "best dance tango and walk to do one thing," said Peidro, with the data in hand it is undeniable that are cured by Carlos Gardel gladdens the heart and awakens the mind.