Effects of 24-week Tai Chi exercise on the knee and ankle proprioception of older women

Chang, Shuwan; Zhou, Juan; Hong, Youlian; Sun, Wei; Cong, Yan; Qin, Meiqin; Lian, Jiangshan; Jiang, Yao; Li, Weiping

doi:10.1080/15438627.2015.1126281

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“…Overall results of a recent meta-analysis [30] indicated positive outcomes of Tai Chi on lower limb proprioception. On the other hand, a number of individual studies did not show significant positive outcomes of Tai Chi on lower limb proprioception [36,37,38]. Similar factors described for the varied effects of Tai Chi on pain may also influence the outcomes of Tai Chi on lower limb proprioception.…”

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Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jing

Yeung

Xiao

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Tai Chi (TC) can be considered safe and effective intervention to improve pain and pain-related functional disability. However, it is unclear that whether aging individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain (CNS-LBP) can achieve positive results. This study, therefore, attempted to explore the effects of TC on pain and functional disability in CNS-LBP patients aged 50 years old or above. Forty-three individuals (aged 50 years old or above) with CNS-LBP were randomly assigned into three groups: Chen-Style TC group (n = 15), Core Stabilization training (CST) group (n = 15), and control group (n = 13). Participants in the TC group participated in Chen-style TC training program (three 60-min sessions per week for 12 weeks), individuals in CST group received 12-week Core Stabilization exercise on the Swiss ball, whereas individuals in the control group maintained their unaltered lifestyle. Pain intensity as primary outcome was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), A BiodexSystem 3 isokinetic dynamometer was used to measure knee and ankle joint position sense (JPS) as secondary outcomes at baseline and after the 12-week intervention. TC and CST have significant effects in VAS for CNS-LBP patients (p< 0.01, TC group OR CST group versus control group in mean of the post-minus-pre assessment). However, the feature of joint position sense (JPS) of ankle inversion, ankle eversion and knee flexion did not occur, it showed no significant effects with TC and CST. TC was found to reduce pain, but not improve lower limb proprioception in patients with CNS-LBP. Future research with larger sample sizes will be needed to achieve more definitive findings on the effects of TC on both pain and lower limb proprioception in this population.

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Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jing

Yeung

Xiao

et al. 2019

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“…A Cochrane review on improving balance in older people mentioned that some types of exercise (including Tai Chi, Qi Gong, dance, yoga) are moderately effective in improving clinical balance outcomes in older people (Howe et al, 2011 ). Moreover, Tai Chi was reported to have a beneficial effect on knee and ankle proprioception of older women (Chang et al, 2016 ).…”

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Age-Related Decline of Wrist Position Sense and its Relationship to Specific Physical Training

Winckel

Tseng

Chantigian

et al. 2017

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Perception of limb and body positions is known as proprioception. Sensory feedback, especially from proprioceptive receptors, is essential for motor control. Aging is associated with a decline in position sense at proximal joints, but there is inconclusive evidence of distal joints being equally affected by aging. In addition, there is initial evidence that physical activity attenuates age-related decline in proprioception. Our objectives were, first, to establish wrist proprioceptive acuity in a large group of seniors and compare their perception to young adults, and second, to determine if specific types of training or regular physical activity are associated with preserved wrist proprioception. We recruited community-dwelling seniors (n = 107, mean age, 70 ± 5 years, range, 65–84 years) without cognitive decline (Mini Mental State Examination-brief version ≥13/16) and young adult students (n = 51, mean age, 20 ± 1 years, range, 19–26 years). Participants performed contralateral and ipsilateral wrist position sense matching tasks with a bimanual wrist manipulandum to a 15° flexion reference position. Systematic error or proprioceptive bias was computed as the mean difference between matched and reference position. The respective standard deviation over five trials constituted a measure of random error or proprioceptive precision. Current levels of physical activity and previous sport, musical, or dance training were obtained through a questionnaire. We employed longitudinal mixed effects linear models to calculate the effects of trial number, sex, type of matching task and age on wrist proprioceptive bias and precision. The main results were that relative proprioceptive bias was greater in older when compared to young adults (mean difference: 36% ipsilateral, 88% contralateral, p < 0.01). Proprioceptive precision for contralateral but not for ipsilateral matching was smaller in older than in young adults (mean difference: 38% contralateral, p < 0.01). Longer years of dance training were associated with smaller bias during ipsilateral matching (p < 0.01). Other types of training or physical activity levels did not affect bias or precision. Our findings demonstrate that aging is associated with a decline in proprioceptive bias in distal arm joints, but age does not negatively affect proprioceptive precision. Further, specific types of long-term dance related training may attenuate age-related decline in proprioceptive bias.

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“…Participants who did not have a history of regular exercise in the past three months have taken part in this study. The exclusion criteria, as diagnosed by a physician, were a history of falls, neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson's symptoms, diabetes, musculoskeletal diseases, and any regular exercise experience since three months ago (7,23,24). After getting the medical certificate, females who diseased (except obesity) and who were taking medications were excluded from the study.…”

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Effects of Overweight and Obesity on Postural Stability of Aging Females

Rezaeipour

Apanasenko²

2018

Middle East J Rehabil Health Stud

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Background: Weight gain modifies body geometry by adding mass to different areas of the body. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) groups on postural stability of elderly females in a quiet stance by measuring the center of pressure (CoP) velocity. Methods: This quasi-experimental study consisted of 77 inactive females over 65 years old (67.7 ± 3.5) who had come to the Sports Medicine Center (Kiev, Ukraine) in the summer of 2017. All participants were classified into normal, overweight, and obese groups based on BMI. Postural stability was taken in a quiet stance (static situation) on a foam mat with open (OE) and closed (CE) eyes in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions by the force platform. Each test was performed two times for 30 seconds, and CoP was recorded at a sampling rate of 200 Hz. Results: In the AP direction, obese females swayed significantly faster than females with normal weight during OE (1.1 cm/s and 0.84 cm/s, respectively) and CE (1.2 cm/s and 0.88 cm/s, respectively) conditions. In the ML direction, higher CoP velocities in females with normal weight were observed than in obese females under OE conditions (0.55 cm/s and 0.43 cm/s, respectively) and CE (0.76 cm/s and 0.56 cm/s, respectively). Conclusions: Obesity had a negative influence on postural stability in the AP direction. However, given the expansion of the support base, obese females were more stable than normal-weight females along the ML direction. Study outcomes can be useful for obese people, medical staff, and healthcare decision-makers.

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Effects of 24-week Tai Chi exercise on the knee and ankle proprioception of older women

Cited by 33 publications

References 18 publications

Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Age-Related Decline of Wrist Position Sense and its Relationship to Specific Physical Training

Effects of Overweight and Obesity on Postural Stability of Aging Females

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