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Rhythmic movement helps Parkinson patients restore the balance between neural excitation and inhibition—between the loss and the release of behavior. Some patients participate in a specially designed Dance for PD (http://danceforparkinsons.org/) class for people with Parkinson’s (PwP). Participants at the Mark Morris Dance Center, pictured here, report that moving to music helps them regain muscle control.
Copyright Katsuyoshi Tanaka, courtesy of the Mark Morris Dance Group