Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial
Background/Objective: This study aimed to investigate the training and detraining effects of Tai Chi (TC) on postural control ability in single leg stance (SLS) by conducting a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Method: Forty-eight older women were randomly divided into the TC, brisk walking...
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| description | Background/Objective: This study aimed to investigate the training and detraining effects of Tai Chi (TC) on postural control ability in single leg stance (SLS) by conducting a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Method: Forty-eight older women were randomly divided into the TC, brisk walking (BW), and control(C) groups by using computer-generated program. The participants completed a 16-week intervention training and 8-week detraining program. Postural control ability in SLS was tested at the baseline, 16 t h, 20 t h, and 24 t h weeks. The primary outcomes included single-leg stance time (Time) and secondary outcomes included maximal displacement of the center of pressure (COP) in the anterior–posterior (AP) direction (D-ap), maximal displacement of the COP in the medial–lateral (ML) direction (D-ml), total length of the COP trajectories (Lng), and 95% confidence ellipse area of the COP movements (area), mean AP total excursion velocities (V-ap), and mean ML total excursion velocities (V-ml). Results: Significant within-group difference compared with the baseline and between-groups difference compared with control group were found at 16 t h, 20 t h, and 24 t h weeks in the TC group and at the 16 t h and 20 t h weeks in the BW group in all the primary and secondary outcomes. Most of secondary outcomes including Lng, D-ml, V-ml, Area increased significantly at the 24 t h week compared with that at the 16 t h week in BW group. Conclusions: TC was effective in improving postural control ability and maintaining intervention gains, and was recommended as an appropriate exercise to prevent falls in the older adults. Keywords: Tai Chi, Aging, Postural control, RCT design |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74a1f51da8594309b7d30b8699e4db632022-12-22T03:10:14ZengElsevierJournal of Exercise Science & Fitness1728-869X2018-08-011625561Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trialWei Sun0Lin Wang1Cui Zhang2Qipeng Song3Houxin Gu4Dewei Mao5School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China; Shandong Institute of Sport Science, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China; Shandong Institute of Sport Science, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaShandong Institute of Sport Science, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaShandong Institute of Sport Science, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China; Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Corresponding author. School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.Background/Objective: This study aimed to investigate the training and detraining effects of Tai Chi (TC) on postural control ability in single leg stance (SLS) by conducting a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Method: Forty-eight older women were randomly divided into the TC, brisk walking (BW), and control(C) groups by using computer-generated program. The participants completed a 16-week intervention training and 8-week detraining program. Postural control ability in SLS was tested at the baseline, 16 t h, 20 t h, and 24 t h weeks. The primary outcomes included single-leg stance time (Time) and secondary outcomes included maximal displacement of the center of pressure (COP) in the anterior–posterior (AP) direction (D-ap), maximal displacement of the COP in the medial–lateral (ML) direction (D-ml), total length of the COP trajectories (Lng), and 95% confidence ellipse area of the COP movements (area), mean AP total excursion velocities (V-ap), and mean ML total excursion velocities (V-ml). Results: Significant within-group difference compared with the baseline and between-groups difference compared with control group were found at 16 t h, 20 t h, and 24 t h weeks in the TC group and at the 16 t h and 20 t h weeks in the BW group in all the primary and secondary outcomes. Most of secondary outcomes including Lng, D-ml, V-ml, Area increased significantly at the 24 t h week compared with that at the 16 t h week in BW group. Conclusions: TC was effective in improving postural control ability and maintaining intervention gains, and was recommended as an appropriate exercise to prevent falls in the older adults. Keywords: Tai Chi, Aging, Postural control, RCT designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1728869X17303350 |
| spellingShingle | Wei Sun Lin Wang Cui Zhang Qipeng Song Houxin Gu Dewei Mao Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness |
| title | Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Detraining effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on postural control ability in older women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | detraining effects of regular tai chi exercise on postural control ability in older women a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1728869X17303350 |
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