TY - JOUR T1 - Group therapeutic singing improves clinical motor scores in persons with Parkinson’s disease JF - BMJ Neurology Open JO - BMJ Neurol Open DO - 10.1136/bmjno-2022-000286 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - e000286 AU - Elizabeth Stegemoller AU - Emily Forsyth AU - Bhavana Patel AU - Ahmad Elkouzi Y1 - 2022/08/01 UR - http://neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/4/2/e000286.abstract N2 - Background Previous reports suggest that group therapeutic singing (GTS) may have a positive effect on motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD).Objective To determine the effect of a single session of GTS on clinical motor symptoms.Methods Clinical motor symptom assessment was completed immediately before and after 1 hour of GTS in 18 participants.Results A significant decrease in average scores for gait and posture and tremor, but not speech and facial expression or bradykinesia was revealed.Conclusion These results support the notion that GTS is a beneficial adjuvant therapy for persons with PD that warrants further research.All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as online supplemental information. ER -