scholarly journals Is Tai Chi Chuan effective in improving lower limb response time to prevent backward falls in the elderly?

AGE ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice M. K. Wong ◽  
Yu-Cheng Pei ◽  
Ching Lan ◽  
Shu-Chun Huang ◽  
Yin-Chou Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan

scholarly journals Effects of Tai-Chi Chuan Practice on Patterns and Stability of Lower Limb Inter-Joint Coordination During Obstructed Gait in the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Chung Kuo ◽  
Sheng-Chang Chen ◽  
Jr-Yi Wang ◽  
Tsung-Jung Ho ◽  
Jaung-Geng Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Obstacle Crossing ◽  
Joint Coordination ◽  
Angular Velocities ◽  
Impact Exercise ◽  
Phase Angles

Losing balance or tripping during obstacle-crossing is one of the most frequent causes of falls in the elderly. As a low speed, low impact exercise, Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) can be promising in helping the elderly develop strategies for improved balance, inter-joint coordination, and end-point control during obstacle-crossing. This study investigates the effects of TCC training on the patterns and variability of the lower-limb inter-joint coordination during obstacle-crossing in the elderly. Fifteen older TCC practitioners and 15 healthy controls crossed obstacles of three different heights, while sagittal angles (x) and angular velocities (x′) of the hips, knees and ankles were measured and their phase angles obtained. The continuous relative phases (CRP) of the hip-knee and knee-ankle coordination were also calculated. The standard deviations of the CRP curve points were averaged to obtain deviation phase (DP) values for the stance and swing phases. The TCC group was found to cross obstacles with increased leading and trailing toe-clearances with unaltered CRP values when the swing toe was above the obstacle. Long-term TCC training altered the patterns and magnitudes of the CRPs primarily over double-limb support and significantly reduced the variabilities of leading knee-ankle and trailing hip-knee and knee-ankle CRP curves over the crossing cycle, regardless of obstacle height. The current results suggest that long-term TCC practice was helpful for a crossing strategy with significantly increased foot-obstacle clearances and reduced variability of the way the motions of the lower limb joints are coordinated during obstacle-crossing. These benefits may be explained by the long-lasting effects of continuous practice of the slow movement patterns emphasizing between-limb transfer of body weight in TCC.

scholarly journals Effects of Tai Chi on Lower-Limb Myodynamia in the Elderly People: A Meta-Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao LIU ◽  
Zhai-hua LIU ◽  
Hui-er ZHU ◽  
Jia-ci Mo ◽  
Dong-hai CHENG
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Does practicing Tai Chi Chuan make a difference for postural balance in the elderly – a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (6) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Y Pakzad-Mayer ◽  
Y-S Chan ◽  
J-T Jang ◽  
PK Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Postural Balance ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan

scholarly journals Energy Expenditures of Gateball and Tai Chi Chuan

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Pinky TSO ◽  
Lena FUNG
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Energy Expenditures ◽  
Team Game

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.Gateball originates in Japan and is particularly popular among elderly persons (Traphagan, 1998). The game, played very much like croquet but on a faster clip, was introduced to Hong Kong in 1986. Almost twenty years later, the game has grown in popularity and is now played by over 800 elderly persons on a regular basis (Ms. Michelle Ma, personal communication, 5 August 2005). While Gateball is appreciated as a team game, Tai Chi Chuan, another activity popularly pursued by elderly persons in Hong Kong, is appreciated predominantly as a solo activity. Research surrounding Tai Chi Chuan far exceeds that of Gateball, therefore, the purpose of this study was to contrast the energy expended in playing Gateball and in Tai Chi Chuan practice. Such insight could be profitably used by recreation providers when planning exercise programs and when promoting activity among the elderly.門球起源於日本，是長者喜愛的運動(Traphagan, 1998)。此運動的規則與槌球大致相同。但比槌球的節奏快。門球於1986年引入香港。經過近二十年才普遍在香港流行。現時有大概800多名長者定期參與門球運動(Ms. Michelle Ma, 私人通訊，2005)。除了這項團體運動，香港的長者亦積極參與太極拳，一項以個人為主的活動。關於太極拳的研究遠超門球，因此休閒活動提供者將可在策劃及推動長者運動時，有效地利用此研究的結果。

scholarly journals Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Experts and Novices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Yang ◽  
Tingting Chen ◽  
Xiaoxia Yuan ◽  
Xiaoke Zhong ◽  
Shoufu Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Novice Group ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Back Task

Abstract Background: Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is one effective method used to delay cognitive decline in older adults. However, the relationship between the long-term practice of TCC and the crucial working memory updating function of the brain in the elderly has not been comprehensively researched.Objective: This cross-sectional study explores how behavioral performance in a laboratory setting is related to long term practice of TCC on the updating function in older people using reaction times (RTs) of N-back tasks. Methods: 26 healthy elderly people participated in this experiment. According to the length of time TCC was practiced, 13 subjects in the TCC group had more than 5 years’ experience of TCC exercise, and 13 elderly subjects who had not been systematically exposed to mind-body exercise were assigned to the novice group. The N-back task was administered to every participant to evaluate the updating function. Results: The TCC group had faster RTs compared to the novice group (p<0.05); For the 1-back task, the TCC group showed faster RTs than the novice group. For the 2-back task, the novice group exhibited faster RTs than the TCC group. Conclusions: TCC experts exhibit greater updating function as compared to TCC novices. Long-term TCC appears to be positive associated with the updating function of older adults, making it an effective exercise to maintain cognitive function in the elderly.

scholarly journals Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on the elderly balance: a semi-experimental study

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Rafael Konig ◽  
Eveline Galarza ◽  
Natália Batista Albuquerque Goulart ◽  
Fábio Juner Lanferdini ◽  
Carlos Leandro Tiggeman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Romberg Test

Aging impairs the functional capacity, possibly compromising the balance over the years. However, Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art that can provide balance improvements in elderly people. This study aimed to evaluate balance in elderly after three and six months of Tai Chi Chuan practicing. Participants were 27 individuals (62±4.4 years) who underwent Tai Chi Chuan training (one hour each) twice a week, for six months. Balance was assessed by the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Romberg test, all evaluated before and after three and six months of practicing. MANOVA for repeated measures was used to compare times in TUG and BBS tests. The Cochrane Q test was used to compare moments and frequencies in the Romberg test (α=0.05). Results showed significant improvement in TUG performance (p≤0.01), BBS score (p≤0.01) and in the Romberg test (p≤0.01) after three and six months, compared with pre-training. These results suggest that Tai Chi Chuan practice can improve the balance in elderly people.

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