The Octaband™ with Folks with Parkinson's

A music therapist from MusicWorx, Inc. in San Diego, CA uses the Octaband™ in a group for people with Parkinson’s Disease. They place 10 or so egg shakers in the center of the circle. Then they lift up the Octaband™, parachute style, to throw the eggs up and then try to catch as many eggs as they can. This is actually quite challenging because each person and how they move or pull on each part of the band affects if the eggs are caught or not. It involves a lot of thinking and moving just right for each person to catch the eggs. The Parkinson's group has had a lot of fun with it!