Dancing With Parkinson's Disease: The SI-ROBOTICS Study Protocol.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most frequent causes of disability among older people, characterized by motor disorders, rigidity, and balance problems. Recently, dance has started to be considered an effective exercise for people with PD. In particular, Irish dancing, along with tango and different forms of modern dance, may be a valid strategy to motivate people with PD to perform physical activity. The present protocol aims to implement and evaluate a rehabilitation program based on a new system called "SI-ROBOTICS," composed of multiple technological components, such as a social robotic platform embedded with an artificial vision setting, a dance-based game, environmental and wearable sensors, and an advanced AI reasoner module. Methods and Analysis:

SUBMITTER: Bevilacqua R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724049 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature