Dance therapy as a method of rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases

Abstract

A dance is considered from the perspective of art therapy, psychotherapy and kinesiotherapy as a component of therapeutic exercises. Previous experience with dance therapy in various rheumatic diseases is presented, and a theoretical rationale for adapting new dance styles for the purposes of complex non-drug treatment of rheumatologic patients is provided.

Keywords

• dance therapy
• social dancing
• waving
• popping
• modern dance
• breaking
• breakdance
• finger tutting
• tutting
• king-tut