Underlying Mechanisms of Tai-Chi-Chuan Training for Improving Balance Ability in the Elders

Objective： To compare balance ability between elderly individuals who practiced Tai-Chi-Chuan （TCC） for average 9.64 years and elderly individuals who did not practice TCC and its relationship with lower extremity muscle strength and ankle proprioception. Methods： Twenty-five elderly volunteers were...

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Published inChinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 409 - 415
Main Author 郭蓝远 杨照彬 尤玉琳 陈胜凯 杨志鸿 侯易佑 吴汶兰
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Chinese Association of Traditional and Western Medicine 01.06.2014
Subjects
Aged
Ankle Joint - physiology
Female
Humans
Kinesthesis
Linear Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Muscle Strength - physiology
Original Article
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture - physiology
Proprioception - physiology
Tai Ji
TCC
培训
多重线性回归分析
太极
平衡能力
机制
肌肉力量
静平衡试验
ankle proprioception
muscle strength
elders
Tai-Chi-Chuan
balance
predicted factor affecting the balance ability
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ISSN1672-0415
1993-0402
1993-0402
DOI10.1007/s11655-013-1533-4

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Summary:Objective： To compare balance ability between elderly individuals who practiced Tai-Chi-Chuan （TCC） for average 9.64 years and elderly individuals who did not practice TCC and its relationship with lower extremity muscle strength and ankle proprioception. Methods： Twenty-five elderly volunteers were divided into two groups according to their TCC practcing experience. Sixteen were TCC group and the other nine were control population. Subjects completed a static balance test and ankle proprioception test using a custom-designed evaluation system, and concentric and eccentric knee extensor and flexor muscle strength tests. Subjects stood on the plate form to measure the proprioception in functional standing position which was differed from the previous studies. Multiple linear regressions were also used to predict the important factor affecting balance. Results： TCC group performed better than the control group in balance, proprioception, and muscle strength of lower extremity. The proprioception was the most important factor related to balance ability and it can be accounted for explaining 44% of variance in medial-lateral sway direction, and 53% of variance in antero-posterior sway direction. The proprioception may be a more important factor which affecting the balance ability. Conclusion： TCC training is recommended to the elders; as it can improve balance ability through better proprioception.
Bibliography:elders； Tai-Chi-Chuan； ankle proprioception； muscle strength； balance； predicted factor affectingthe balance ability
GUO Lan-yuen, YANG Chao-pin , YOU Yu-lin,CHEN Shen-kai, YANG Chich-haung, HOU Yi-you ,WU Wen-lan（1. Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan （807）, China; 2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan （500）, China; 3. Department of Orthopedic, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan （807）, China; 4. Department of Physical Therapy, Tzu- Chi College of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan （970）, China; 5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Far East University, Tainan, Taiwan （744）, China）
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Objective： To compare balance ability between elderly individuals who practiced Tai-Chi-Chuan （TCC） for average 9.64 years and elderly individuals who did not practice TCC and its relationship with lower extremity muscle strength and ankle proprioception. Methods： Twenty-five elderly volunteers were divided into two groups according to their TCC practcing experience. Sixteen were TCC group and the other nine were control population. Subjects completed a static balance test and ankle proprioception test using a custom-designed evaluation system, and concentric and eccentric knee extensor and flexor muscle strength tests. Subjects stood on the plate form to measure the proprioception in functional standing position which was differed from the previous studies. Multiple linear regressions were also used to predict the important factor affecting balance. Results： TCC group performed better than the control group in balance, proprioception, and muscle strength of lower extremity. The proprioception was the most important factor related to balance ability and it can be accounted for explaining 44% of variance in medial-lateral sway direction, and 53% of variance in antero-posterior sway direction. The proprioception may be a more important factor which affecting the balance ability. Conclusion： TCC training is recommended to the elders; as it can improve balance ability through better proprioception.
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ISSN:1672-0415
1993-0402
1993-0402
DOI:10.1007/s11655-013-1533-4