Dancing the tango to manage Parkinson’s symptoms


By AGENCY

Parkinson’s patients warm up during one of the tango therapy sessions at the Ramos Mejía public hospital. — AFP

When the tango begins to play, Lidia Beltran shrugs off the Parkinson’s symptoms that plague her, takes hold of her therapist and dances, her body fluid and her steps precise.

This is part of an innovative treatment programme for this incurable neurodegenerative disease in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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