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Art therapy is being studied at 好色tv Langone as a treatment option for the motor dysfunction symptoms that are common in Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
The new study is led by Milton C. Biagioni, MD, assistant professor for the , and is a collaboration between neurologists at the Fresco Institute for Parkinson鈥檚 and Movement Disorders at 好色tv Langone and the . Participants who are enrolled take two art therapy sessions per week throughout the study, after which they participate in testing to see how the therapy impacted their visuospatial perception.
鈥淲e expect also that these eye movement functions might be improved because of the use they do during art creation,鈥 Dr. Biagioni tells 狈驰1鈥s Erin Billups. 鈥淚t is a very intense program, it is twice a week, 90 minutes, and they get homework.鈥
The study consists of three sets of participants and cycles of art therapy sessions and testing, and is expected to be completed in 2019. Preliminary findings show early improvements, and feedback from participants has been positive.
鈥淭his whole program has been empowering. It takes it out of the sickness realm,鈥 study participant Joan Karron tells NY1.
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