Open AccessDance Therapy in the Socialization of Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Author(s) -
Iryna Sarancha,
Zoryana Leniv,
Liudmyla Mykhailivna Androshchuk,
Olha Bykova,
Anastasiia Podhorinova,
Інна Терешко,
Оlena Ustymenko-Kosorich,
Тетяна Дорошенко,
Lyudmyla Matsuk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista românească pentru educaţie multidimensională
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2067-9270
pISSN - 2066-7329
DOI - 10.18662/rrem/13.3/448
Subject(s) - dance , socialization , dance therapy , creativity , psychology , the arts , resocialization , psychotherapist , adaptation (eye) , independence (probability theory) , social psychology , sociology , social science , visual arts , art , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience
The article provides theoretical generalizations on the use of dance therapy in the correction and socialization of individuals with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It also presents the author’s year-long programme of such rehabilitation and quasi-experimental observations on its effectiveness. The article proves that dance therapy performs a much wider range of functions, than correction of MSDs. It acts as an effective way of social and psychological adaptation of individuals with MSDs. In particular, it allows one to develop independence, train relaxation skills and concentration, enhance the creativity of the inner self, creative imagination, reduce tension in the team, listen to and hear others better, relieve body tension, enhance communication skills, develop intellectually in the field of various arts, identify and correct problems in a particular child and children groups. The article proposes the hypothesis according to which one-year dance therapy should improve the manifestations of social adaptation of individuals with MSDs. The findings of the article can be used, first of all, in the post-Soviet countries, where dance therapy does not have a long tradition and requires borrowing international experience.