Effect of music and physical exercises on a group of rheumatic patients: pilot study

Abstract

The association of therapies with music and physical exercises was studied in a group of rheumatic patients (n = 17). During each of the combined therapeutic sessions, the participant was interviewed about his physical (feeling of pain and capacity to move freely) and emotional conditions. In general, after 8 sessions, the participants improved the evaluated aspects. It was considered that the interaction of these therapeutic areas is not only possible, but particularly positive. Consequently, new perspectives were opened in the therapeutic field, mainly due to the existential dimension attained by the process, as it simultaneously interacts with the emotional, physical and social aspects of the rheumatic patients.