Benefits of tai ji quan practice on neuromuscular functions in older adults: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis

Hu, Yang; Kattan, Cecilia; Kontos, Dena; Zhu, Weimo; Hernandez, Manuel E.

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101295

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“…Tai Chi (Taiji, Tai Chiquan) is a traditional Chinese mind–body health practice. By its definition, exercise benefits both physical and mental health (Hu et al, 2021 ; Nedeljkovic et al, 2012 ), with its focused and slow movement helping release muscle tension, as well as regulate and calm emotions. Some studies documented that Tai Chi might be a novel approach to treat addiction.…”

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A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Tai Chi on the Drug Craving in Women

Wang

Chen

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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This study was conducted in the purpose of investigating the effect of Tai Chi on drug craving for women with drug disorders. One hundred and twelve women were recruited from a drug rehabilitation center in China, and 47 and 48 were finally analyzed in the control group and exercise group, respectively. The exercise group underwent a 3-month Tai Chi training, whereas the control group experienced no exercise intervention during the same time period. The drug craving was measured by the visual analog scale. In data analysis, repeated-measures were utilized to test the differences between the control and exercise group over the course of the experiment time. The mean of the craving score significantly dropped from pre-test (control: mean = 5.38, SD = 3.04; exercise: mean = 4.68, SD = 2.93) to post-test (control: mean = 4.03, SD = 2.73; exercise: mean = 1.91, SD = 1.90) in both groups (control group: t = 3.84, df = 46, p < 0.001; exercise group: t = 5.941, df = 47, p < 0.001), with more decrease witnessed in the exercise group. Repeated-measures analysis with a Huynh–Feldt correction showed the significant effect of time ( F = 27.383, p < 0.001) as well as the study group by time interaction ( F = 3.52, p = 0.024). Tai Chi can ameliorate the drug craving in women and it could be a supportive treatment for drug addiction.

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A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Tai Chi on the Drug Craving in Women

Wang

Chen

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Tai Chi practitioners commonly exhibited better balance and cognitive function compared to non-intervention controls (Lan et al, 2002 ; Wayne et al, 2014a ). Moreover, although motor control deficits exist in patients with Parkinson's disease (Li et al, 2022 ; Smart et al, 2023 ) and stroke survivors (Ma et al, 2017 ; Chen et al, 2019 ), Tai Chi practice has been used successfully for improving balance function in older patients with stroke (Taylor-Piliae et al, 2014 ), Parkinson's disease (Li et al, 2022 ), and mild cognitive impairment (Sungkarat et al, 2017 ), which may be attributed to the improvement in neuromuscular function in older adults practicing Tai Chi (Hu et al, 2021 ). Nevertheless, several studies have found that non-consistency exists in the results of the effect of Tai Chi training on standing balance in older adults, demonstrating that the standing balance of older adults is affected by many factors, such as sensory functions, cognition, and fear of falling.…”

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The effects of Tai Chi on standing balance control in older adults may be attributed to the improvement of sensory reweighting and complexity rather than reduced sway velocity or amplitude

Cui,

Hao,

Tian

et al. 2024

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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IntroductionTai Chi has proved to be an effective therapy for balance performance and cognition. However, non-consistency exists in the results of the effect of Tai Chi training on standing balance control in older adults. This study aimed to use traditional and non-traditional methods to investigate the effect of Tai Chi on standing balance in older adults.MethodsThirty-six Tai Chi practitioners (TC group) and thirty-six older adults with no Tai Chi practice (control group) were recruited in this study. A Nintendo Wii Balance Board was used to record the center of pressure (COP) during standing balance over 20 s in the condition of eyes closed with three repetitions. The wavelet analysis, multiscale entropy, recurrence quantification analysis, and traditional methods were used to evaluate the standing balance control in the anterior-posterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions.Results(1) Greater sway mean velocity in the AP direction and sway Path length were found in the TC group compared with the control group; (2) lower Very-low frequency band (0.10–0.39 Hz) and higher Moderate frequency band (1.56–6.25 Hz) in the AP and ML directions were found in the TC group compared with the control group; (3) greater complexity index (CI) and lower determinism (DET) in the AP and ML directions were observed in the TC group compared with control group; (4) greater path length linked with smaller Very-low frequency band in the AP and ML directions and higher Moderate frequency band in the AP direction in both groups; (5) greater path length linked with lower DET and higher CI in the AP direction only in the TC group.ConclusionLong-term Tai Chi practice improved sensory reweighting (more reliance on the proprioception system and less reliance on the vestibular system) and complexity of standing balance control in older adults. In addition, greater sway velocity may be as an exploratory role in standing balance control of TC older adults, which correlated with greater complexity, but no such significant relationship in the control group. Therefore, the effects of Tai Chi practice on standing balance control in older adults may be attributed to the improvement of sensory reweighting and complexity rather than reduced sway velocity or amplitude.

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“…Falls represent a significant public health concern. Falls can lead to a general decrease in quality of life, social activity, and mobility and a large increase in fractures, head injuries, and weakness rates [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] and are also associated with an increased socioeconomic cost [ 4 , 5 ]. Falls have been identified as the leading cause of elderly deaths and injuries in the United States [ 1 ] as well as the second leading cause of accidental injury deaths worldwide [ 6 ].…”

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“…Moreover, tai chi is widely used to reduce the fall risks of falling in some fall-related diseases, such as Parkinson’s [ 17 , 18 ], vestibular disorders [ 19 , 20 ], and cognitive impairment (MCI) [ 21 , 22 ]. The effectiveness of tai chi has also been officially recognized by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [ 2 , 23 ] and the American Geriatric Society Clinical Practice Guidelines [ 23 ].…”

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Emerging Trends and Hotspots in Tai Chi Fall Prevention: Analysis and Visualization

Chen

Xue

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Recently, substantial studies have increased around the topic of the tai chi fall-prevention field. Few studies, however, have revealed the current progress and hotspots under a bibliometric analysis. Therefore, the present study aimed to conduct Citespace, a significant application for bibliometric analysis, to carry out the situation and trend in this field. This study has identified the core countries are the United States, China, Australia, and England, which are also the origins of the core institutions. Besides this, we also have found two large research groups led by Li and Sherrington. Moreover, the result has revealed that J Aging Phys Act and J Am Geriatr Soc are the primary journals. Geriatrics and gerontology, sport sciences, rehabilitation, and gerontology are the leading categories. Furthermore, one of the more important findings to come out in this study are that “elderly”, “Parkinson’s disease”, “vestibular rehabilitation”, “frail patient”, and “community fall prevention” are the research hotspots. “Women”, “proprioception”, “cognitive impairment”, “dementia”, “osteoarthritis”, and “stroke” are the potential research trend in the future. These findings suggest that the tai chi fall-prevention field has a broad research prospect. Although several questions remain uncertain currently, it is worthy for scholars to do further study.

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Benefits of tai ji quan practice on neuromuscular functions in older adults: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Tai Chi on the Drug Craving in Women

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Tai Chi on the Drug Craving in Women

The effects of Tai Chi on standing balance control in older adults may be attributed to the improvement of sensory reweighting and complexity rather than reduced sway velocity or amplitude

Emerging Trends and Hotspots in Tai Chi Fall Prevention: Analysis and Visualization

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