the Effects of Individualized Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in Elderly
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Background: Balance control is an important skill for human to maintain a myriad of postures and activities. The elderly suffering from balance impairment by aging have high rate to increase fall-related injuries, restricted activities, declined physical functions, and decrease quality of life. Tai Chi (TC) has been demonstrated as an innovative way to promote balance function, which is a suitable exercise for older people because of its slow movement, changeable base of supports, multi-directions weight shifting and less impact on lower extremities. Recent systematic reviews have shown that TC exercises have significant benefits in improving balance control, but most of them are only connected with healthy elderlies. Actually, the long standing time and training duration, challenged recollection by its sequence forms, and complex coordination for upper and lower extremities of TC usually make it difficult to practice for some elderlies with poor physical functions. Therefore, the method of individualized TC exercise program, integrated with biomechanical analyses, is developed in this research. It can afford an easier and more applicable training for elderly to improve the balance abilities.
Purposes:To evaluate the effects of individualized Tai Chi training on balance control in elderly.
Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental design and prospective study. Participants were recruited and assigned into individualized TC, entire TC group and home-based education group
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- Niet toepasbaar
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Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
Participants in the study were community-dwelling volunteers aged over 65 years. Participants were ambulatory and did not
Exclusion Criteria:
have any history of
- diagnosed central nervous system
- vestibular pathology
- cognitive impairment
- visual deficit
- fracture of lower limb in recent 6 months
- with Tai Chi practice experience for more than 2 months.
- severe hearing impairment to follow instruction
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Behandeling
- Toewijzing: Niet-gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Enkel
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: individualized Tai Chi
patient received individualized Tai Chi program training.
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individualized Tai Chi training exercise
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Actieve vergelijker: Entire Tai Chi
patient received Entire Tai Chi program training.
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the classical Yang style Tai Chi program
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Placebo-vergelijker: home-based program
patient received home-based program training.
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Home-based exercise
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Time Up and Go
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance
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8 weeks
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Berg balance scale
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was developed to measure balance among older people with impairment in balance function by assessing the performance of functional tasks. 1 The scale consists of 14 items, scored from 0 to 4, which are added to make a total score between 0 and 56; a higher score indicates better balance.
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8 weeks
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functional reach
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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The Functional Reach Test is a quick and simple, single-task dynamic test that defines functional reach as.
"the maximal distance one can reach forward beyond arm's length, while maintaining a fixed base of support in the standing position"
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8 weeks
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muscle strength of hip flexor and extensor
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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muscle strength of hip flexor and extensor by dynamometer
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8 weeks
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muscle strength of hip abductor and adductor
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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muscle strength of hip abductor and adductor by dynamometer
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8 weeks
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muscle strength of knee flexor and extensor
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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muscle strength of knee flexor and extensor by dynamometer
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8 weeks
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muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexor and plantarflexor
Tijdsspanne: 8 weeks
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muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexor and plantarflexor by dynamometer
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8 weeks
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Andere studie-ID-nummers
- 1000087
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