Participating in Drum Circles Improves Health and Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients (Study)
January 27th, 2017 By Sayer Ji Contributing writer for Wake Up World A new study published in the journal Movement Disorders Clinical Practice reveals that group drumming improves the condition of those with Parkinson’s disease; a condition considered by conventional medicine to be irreversible and lethal. Drumming has been an integral part of traditional healing rituals worldwide since time immemorial. In fact, in a previous article entitled “6 Evidence-Based Ways Drumming Heals Body, Mind, and Soul“, I explored the evolutionary roots of drumming behavior (percussive musicality) that goes back in time so far as to be found in other species, such as chimpanzees and even insects. Recently, there has been renewed interest in drumming as a therapeutic intervention in a wide range of disease; a development, no doubt, related to the failure of conventional, drug-based therapies to decelerate in any meaningful way chronic diseases. But more specifically, drumming may be an ideal therapeutic modality for addressing psychospiritual and emotional issues that are impossible to treat chemically; and by “treat” I mean heal, and not simply suppress symptoms. Learn more by reading our recent report, “Group Drumming Better Than Prozac, Study Suggest.” In the new Parkinson’s and drumming study, entitled, “DRUM-PD: The use of a drum circle to improve the symptoms and signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD),” researchers provided the background context which inspired their research:
The study evaluated the effects of twice-weekly group West African drum circle classes for 6 weeks on Parkinson’s patients’ quality of life, symptoms, motor findings, cognition, and mood:
The positive results were reported as follows:
The study concluded:
GreenMedInfo.com has amassed a wide range of research on natural and/or integrative approaches to preventing and treating Parkinson’s disease, which can be found here: Parkinson’s Disease Research. You’ll find that drumming is one of eleven different Therapeutic Actions identified that may have value; additionally, over 100 natural substances (many of which are common food ingredients) have been studied to have potential value as well. About the author:
Sayer Ji is the founder of GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s leading open access, evidence-based resource supporting natural and integrative health modalities. He is Vice Chairman of the Board for the National Health Federation and Fearless Parent, a Steering Committee Member of the Global GMO-Free Coalition (GGFC), and a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine.
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