St. Catherine's West Rehabilitation Hospital, Miami, FL 33161, USA.
J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2013 Apr-Jun;36(2):100-8. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e318267aa54.
Recent studies have looked at the effects of dance on functional outcomes for persons with balance, gait, and cognitive impairments. The purpose of this report is to quantify the effects of Salsa dance therapy on function, balance, and fall risk in a sedentary older patient with multiple comorbidities. CASE DESCRIPTION/INTERVENTION: The patient was an 84-year-old woman with functional decline due to Alzheimer's dementia, late effects of a cerebral hemorrhagic aneurysm with right hemiparesis in the lower extremity, arthritis, and recurrent falls. Intervention consisted largely of Salsa dancing activities for 24 sessions over 12 weeks.
The patient showed improvements in range of motion, strength, balance, functional mobility, gait distance, and speed. During the course of therapy, 1 fall was reported with no significant injuries and 6 months postintervention the patient/caregiver reported no falls.
This case describes the clinically meaningful effects of Salsa dance therapy as a primary intervention and its impact on functional recovery in a geriatric patient with multiple impairments.
近期的研究着眼于舞蹈对平衡、步态和认知障碍患者功能结果的影响。本报告的目的是量化萨尔萨舞治疗对一位患有多种合并症、久坐不动的老年患者的功能、平衡和跌倒风险的影响。
病例描述/干预：患者是一位 84 岁的女性，由于阿尔茨海默病导致功能下降，右侧下肢有脑出血性动脉瘤的后遗症，还有关节炎和反复跌倒。干预措施主要包括萨尔萨舞活动，共进行了 24 次，为期 12 周。
患者的活动范围、力量、平衡、功能性移动、步态距离和速度均有所改善。在治疗过程中，报告了 1 次跌倒，但没有明显受伤，干预结束后 6 个月，患者/护理人员报告没有跌倒。
本病例描述了萨尔萨舞治疗作为主要干预措施对一名患有多种障碍的老年患者功能恢复的临床意义影响。
