Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ballroom dancing may improve balance, reduce falls in elderly

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regularly taking to the dance floor gave elderly nursing home residents a better sense of balance, according to a new study.

Brazilian researchers found a fifty percent improvement in balance and far fewer falls among seniors who participated in a half hour of ballroom dancing three days a week for three months.

"To be able to see the elderly dancing and spinning with autonomy, balance and a cognitive awareness of their space and body helped us...

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