Adapted Argentine tango dance therapy is helping some breast cancer survivors regain natural balance and sensation after experiencing neuropathy, a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment. Expansion of a new clinical study will look further at how this musical movement intervention can “rewire” the brain to improve function after chemotherapy-related nerve changes.
Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, PhD a scientist with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) and The Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is leading the study, which explores how dance and music help the body “relearn” to feel sensation and overcome nerve damage. This approach…