Introducing newly developed Neurodance-Exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease

This book describes the difficulties that patients with Parkinson’s disease experience in their daily lives, from their assistive devices to the latest therapies and rehabilitations as well as evaluation and intervention methods that focus on body schema and motor imagery based on editors’ hands-on expertise. Besides, authors explain the effectiveness of newly developed Neurodance-Exercise for Parkinson’s disease with instructions by practical video DVD.

※This book is based on “Parkinson-Byou ha Kousureba Kawaru(2012)”〔How to Cope with symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease〕 and translated from Japanese to English.

ADL上で困難と感じる動作を改善,ダンスエクササイズで効果的な動きを学ぶ!

本書は、患者さんが日常生活で経験する困難や工夫,臨床像や心身機能評価に加え、運動イメージをパーキンソン病の治療にいかに役立てるか、患者さんが日常生活で感じる困難に対処するためのヒント、さらにパーキンソン病に効果的な動きを取り入れたダンスをDVD付で紹介する。
これまでにない観点からパーキンソン病の方を理解・支援し、新しいエクササイズとしてダンスを取り入れたいと考える当事者・支援者に必ず役立つ1冊である。

※本書は高畑進一、宮口英樹(編)『パーキンソン病はこうすれば変わる!―日常生活の工夫とパーキンソンダンスで生活機能を改善』(三輪書店 2012)を再構成し、翻訳したものです。

Part1 Disability of Daily Movements and Activities in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Chapter1 Ideas for Daily Movements and Activities in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter2 Characteristics of Movements and Activities in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Part2 Understanding Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter1 Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease: Functional Evaluation of Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter2 Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease: Assessment of Body Schema Manuscript
Chapter3 Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease: Evaluation of Motor Imagery

Part3 Neurodance-Exercise for People with Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter1 Elements and Structure of the Dance Programs for Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter2 The Effectiveness of Dance for People with Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter3 Video DVD “Let’s Enjoy PD Dance!”: Description of the Contents and Points