Raising awareness - positive effects of ballroom dance

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Peer reviewed journal articles on benefits of ballroom dancing for Multiple sclerosis and other neurologic/autoimmune disorders. 

1. The Use of Dance in the Rehabilitation of a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis
2. Effects of Dance on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
3. The efficacy of dance for improving motor impairments, non-motor symptoms, and quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
4. Dance Is an Accessible Physical Activity for People with Parkinson's Disease
5. Targeted ballet program mitigates ataxia and improves balance in females with mild-to-moderate multiple sclerosis
6. Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review
7. Dance-based aerobic exercise for rheumatoid arthritis
8. Effects of Dance on Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
9. New Insights in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Review
10. Dance as Therapy for Individuals with Parkinson Disease - PMC
11. Dance is more than therapy: Qualitative analysis on therapeutic dancing classes for Parkinson's
12. The efficacy of the ROM Dance Program for adults with rheumatoid arthritis
13. Ballroom Dance as a Form of Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review
14. Effects of dance activities on patients with chronic pathologies: scoping review
15. Effects of dance activities on patients with chronic pathologies: scoping review
16. Ballroom dance for persons with multiple sclerosis: a pilot feasibility study
17. Ballroom Dancing Promotes Neuro Activity in the Sensorimotor System: A resting-state fMRI study
18. Ballroom Dance a Boon to MS Patients
19. What to know about dance movement therapy