What is it about?
Dance movement therapy in cancer treatment: a. theoretical foundation b. scientific findings c. application during different treatment phases and presentation of corresponding treatment goals. Findings: 1. dance movement therapy can be provided in all treatment phases in order to improve emotional, social, physical, and spiritual outcomes of cancer patients. 2. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to evaluate the effects of specific dance movement therapy interventions regarding different treatment phases on various symptoms and men and children.
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Why is it important?
Dance movement therapy seems to reduce stress, fosters a sense of integration and empowers the clients over their bodies and their lives
Perspectives
My personal perspective is that dance movement therapy can add contribute to improve the quality of life of people with cancer.
Iris Bräuninger
Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich
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This page is a summary of: Tanztherapie in der Krebsbehandlung, Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, April 2017, Hogrefe Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000192.
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