Theater game for oral communication of Persons with parkinson's disease: Proposal for speech-language intervention

Abstract

For the treatment of people with Parkinson's disease, the possibility to incorporate the therapeutic procedures of other areas has been demonstrated in the literature with use of theatrical activities. This paper aims to suggest a proposal for speech therapy with the use of Theatrical Games to work with voice, speech and expression of people with Parkinson's disease. The activity script suggests performing vocal techniques and theater games, which aim to stimulate oral communication, interpersonal relations among members of group therapy and the use of voice in their family and social environments. In addition to considering the theatrical practice as a mobilizer and of integration of human skills, in group activities communication promotes the exchange of information, experiences and emotions that can generate motivation to health care and finding of coping strategies to deal with the neurological disease.