Tai Chi Reduces Posturo-Respiratory Synchronization In Older Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 555
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Holmes ◽  
Brad Manor ◽  
Lewis A. Lipsitz ◽  
Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Respiratory Synchronization

Optimal exercise parameters of tai chi for balance performance in older adults: A m eta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le‐Cong Wang ◽  
Ming‐Zhu Ye ◽  
Jian Xiong ◽  
Xiao‐Qian Wang ◽  
Jia‐Wei Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Balance Performance

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Tai Chi for Health Promotion of Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Meta-Analyses

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110012
Author(s):  
Fei-Chi Yang ◽  
Aishwarya B. Desai ◽  
Pelareh Esfahani ◽  
Tatiana V. Sokolovskaya ◽  
Doreen J. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
General Health ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Meta Analyses

Background. Tai Chi is a form of exercise that is accessible to people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, making it a potentially valuable activity for health promotion of older adults. Purpose. The objective of this scoping review was to summarize the current knowledge about the effectiveness of Tai Chi for older adults across a range of general health outcomes from published, peer reviewed, unique meta-analyses. Methods. Meta-analyses were retrieved from Medline, Embase, AMED, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PsychINFO, Web of Science, PubMed Health, and the Cochrane Library from database inception to late August 2019. Multistage deduplication and screening processes identified eligible full-length meta-analyses. Two people independently appraised 27 meta-analyses based on the GRADE system and organized results into 3 appendices subsequently collated into heterogeneous, statistically significant, and statistically insignificant tables. Results. “High” and “moderate” quality evidence extracted from these meta-analyses demonstrated that practicing Tai Chi can significantly improve balance, cardiorespiratory fitness, cognition, mobility, proprioception, sleep, and strength; reduce the incidence of falls and nonfatal stroke; and decrease stroke risk factors. Conclusions. Health care providers can now recommend Tai Chi with high level of certainty for health promotion of older adults across a range of general health outcomes for improvement of overall well-being.

scholarly journals Using Inclusive Design to Develop a Tele–Tai Chi Intervention for Older Adults With Long-Term Mobility Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 599-600
Author(s):  
Tracy Mitzner ◽  
Elena Remillard ◽  
Kara Cohen ◽  
Jordan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Software Developer ◽  
Master Trainer ◽  
Evidence Based Programs ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Tele-technologies may be able to increase access to evidence-based exercise interventions for adults aging with long-term mobility disabilities. This population experiences substantial barriers in attending such programs in person, including lack of transportation to classes, inaccessible buildings where classes are held, and lack of appropriate modifications offered for this population of older adults. It is critical to overcome such barriers to ensure this population has an opportunity to receive the benefits of evidence-based programs. In this study we are translating an in-person evidence-based tai chi intervention, Tai Chi for Arthritis, to an online platform using videoconferencing software for those aging with long-term mobility disabilities. We will describe our approach of including users from the target population and industry representatives (videoconferencing software developer, Tai Chi for Arthritis program developer as well as local master trainer) in the adaptation of the intervention and present the key findings from doing so.

scholarly journals Tai Chi Meditation Effects on Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling in Lonely Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 315-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Black ◽  
Michael R. Irwin ◽  
Richard Olmstead ◽  
Ellen Ji ◽  
Elizabeth Crabb Breen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Randomized Controlled

The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on Obstacle Crossing Strategy in Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao-Ting Chang ◽  
Chen-Fu Huang ◽  
Jia-Hao Chang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Obstacle Crossing

scholarly journals Shingles Immunity and Health Functioning in the Elderly:Tai Chi Chihas a Behavioral Treatment

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Irwin ◽  
Jennifer Pike ◽  
Michael Oxman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Relaxation Response ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Specific Immunity ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Impact

Both the incidence and severity of herpes zoster (HZ) or shingles increase markedly with increasing age in association with a decline in varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific immunity. Considerable evidence shows that behavioral stressors, prevalent in older adults, correlate with impairments of cellular immunity. Moreover, the presence of depressive symptoms in older adults is associated with declines in VZV-responder cell frequency (VZV-RCF), an immunological marker of shingles risk. In this review, we discuss recent findings that administration of a relaxation response-based intervention,tai chi chih(TCC), results in improvements in health functioning and immunity to VZV in older adults as compared with a control group. TCC is a slow moving meditation consisting of 20 separate standardized movements which can be readily used in elderly and medically compromised individuals. TCC offers standardized training and practice schedules, lending an important advantage over prior relaxation response-based therapies. Focus on older adults at increased risk for HZ and assay of VZV-specific immunity have implications for understanding the impact of behavioral factors and a behavioral intervention on a clinically relevant end-point and on the response of the immune system to infectious pathogens.

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