Dance and music therapy combined with meditation can help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder, according to a new research by the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai released on Wednesday.

Parkinson’s is typically characterised by progressive impairment of motor functions and includes tremors, painful muscle contractions, and difficulty speaking.

The condition, which worsens over time, can also cause problems with movement, mental health, sleep, and pain. While the condition worsens over time and there is no cure for it, there are therapies that majorly manage the symptoms.

The study engaged 28 individuals diagnosed with mild to moderate Parkinson’s over six months who were randomly assigned by a computer-generated algorithm either to a therapy or a control group.