127 under pressure PARKINSON'S DISEASE: FLOURISHING THROUGH FELDENKRAIS WHEN_ January-February, 2015 WHERE_ University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil WHO_ Thirty patients with Parkinson's Disease between the age of 50 and 70 WHAT_ The study consisted of 50 bi-weekly hour-long sessions with a survey at the start and finish OUTCOMES OUTPUTS_ The study found Feldenkrais aided in increasing the quality of life for the treatment group. After 50 sessions, where patients participated in Feldenkrais Method-based movement, “the treated group showed improvement in Quality of Life scores [P = .004] as well as a reduction in the level of depression [P = .05] compared with the control group”. WHY_ A P-value represents the probability of obtaining a result equally as extreme as the one observed in sample data. Here's the other dancer in the tango: null hypothesis. When true, it represents no difference between groups (aka, no change or positive results). In this study, a P-value of .05 correlates to at least 23 percent confidence, commonly up to 50 percent confidence. IN CONCLUSION_ The study's authors suggest Feldenkrais Methodbased movement can improve the quality of lives of people with Parkinson's Disease. In a broader sense, the study also illustrates the importance of any practice that promotes wellness within this particular group.
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