Tag: dance
Experiential Learning with Adult Ballet Class
PGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine tries out ballet for experiential learning, hosted by NFJ Ballet Alabang at their adult ballet class last weekend. We are grateful for the experience and now we understand our dancer patients much better now. During class, it was obvious which of us had previous ballet experience and which of us […]
Music and Movement Therapy Forum
A recent Neurology Grand Rounds, a forum on music and movement therapy at which none of the speakers were neurologists Grateful to the Philippine General Hospital Department of Neurosciences for the opportunity last June 26, 2024! I spoke on the benefits of exercise, dance and music on mild to moderate Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Popkin is […]
Ballet Weekend and Dance Medicine with ABAP
Thank you very much to the Association of Ballet Academies, Philippines, Inc. (ABAP) for having us at their first Dance Convention held at St. Paul College Pasig! We had a session on dance injury and prevention (so much to discuss… we ran overtime) and another on first aid/emergency preparedness for ballet studios. Then we learned […]
Exercise and Dance in Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
In the last blog post, I discussed how Parkinson’s disease can affect function, i.e., how you get through the activities of your day. In this post, I tackle how exercise – as part of a rehabilitation program – helps in Parkinson’s Disease. Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease is goal-based. What does that mean? It means that […]
