Ching Lan, Ssu‐Yuan Chen, Jin‐Shin Lai, May‐Kuen Wong,
Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Chi) is a Chinese traditional mind-body exercise and recently, it becomes popular worldwide. During the practice of Tai ...
Tópico(s): Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
2013 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Ching Lan, Ssu‐Yuan Chen, May‐Kuen Wong, Jin‐Shin Lai,
... particularly in unfit and elderly patients. Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Chi) is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise. The ...
Tópico(s): Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
2013 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Weiqi Chen, Xianliang Zhang, Hui Xie, Qiang He, Zhenguo Shi,
... examine brain functional connectivity in middle-aged Hong Chuan Tai Chi practitioners. Eighteen middle-aged Hong Chuan Tai Chi practitioners and 22 age-matched Tai Chi-naïve ... Assessment scale. Compared with the control group, Hong Chuan Tai Chi practitioners had better global cognition (p < 0.01) ... hemispheres. Our findings revealed that middle-aged Hong Chuan Tai Chi practitioners had higher functional connectivity of the PFC, ...
Tópico(s): Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Yannan Chen, Jiawei Qin, Liyuan Tao, Zhizhen Liu, Jia Huang, Weilin Liu, Ying Xu, Qiang Tang, Yongguo Liu, Zhuhong Chen, Shangjie Chen, Shengxiang Liang, Cong Chen, Jinjin Xie, Jue Liu, Lidian Chen, Jing Tao,
... evidence from randomized clinical trials has shown whether tai chi chuan has better long-term benefits than fitness walking ... impairment (MCI). Objective To compare the effectiveness of tai chi chuan, a mind-body exercise, for improving cognitive function ... in a 1:1:1 ratio to a tai chi chuan group, a fitness walking group, or a control group. The tai chi chuan group received 24-form simplified tai chi chuan. The fitness walking group received fitness walking training. ... 167 [50.9%] women) were randomized to the tai chi chuan group (n = 107), fitness walking group (n = 110), ...
Tópico(s): Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
2023 - American Medical Association | JAMA Network Open
Lei Cui, Sha Tao, Hengchan Yin, Qi-Qi Shen, Yuan Wang, Lina Zhu, Xiujuan Li,
... to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan and general aerobic exercise on the topological parameters of brain functional networks, explored the advantages of Tai Chi Chuan for improving functional network plasticity and cognitive flexibility, ... Methods: Thirty-six healthy adults were grouped into Tai Chi Chuan (Bafa Wubu of Tai Chi), general aerobic exercise ( ... assessment before and after the exercise intervention. Results: Tai Chi Chuan exercise significantly enhanced the clustering coefficient and local ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
2021 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Psychology
Tai Chi Chuan is becoming a popular exercise for improving balance and preventing falls in the elderly. To date, ... is no quantitative study investigating the effect of Tai Chi Chuan movement speed on leg muscle function. This study investigated the effect of Tai Chi Chuan exercise performed at different speed on leg muscle activity characteristics in both young and old Tai Chi Chuan practitioners.Surface electromyography of six leg muscles and ... were measured in young and old subjects during Tai Chi Chuan practice at fast, normal, and slow speed, respectively. ...
Tópico(s): Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
2009 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Biomechanics
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Miguel Antônio Rahal, Angélica Castilho Alonso, Félix Ricardo Andrusaitis, Thuam Silva Rodrigues, Danielli Souza Speciali, Júlia María D’Andréa Greve, Luiz Eugênio Garcez Leme,
To determine whether Tai Chi Chuan or ballroom dancing promotes better performance with respect to postural balance, gait, and postural transfer among elderly people.We ... individuals who were divided into two groups: the Tai Chi Chuan Group and the Dance Group. The subjects were ... Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance, the Tai Chi Chuan Group presented a lower sway velocity on a ... Test of Sensory Interaction on Unilateral Stance, the Tai Chi Chuan Group presented a lower sway velocity with open ...
Tópico(s): Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
2015 - Elsevier BV | Clinics
Yuanyuan Li, Kang Wu, Xiaojie Hu, Tianjiao Xu, Zongheng Li, Yong Zhang, Kuangshi Li,
... no study on the brain network effect of Tai Chi Chuan intervention in CFS. To explore the influence of Tai Chi Chuan exercise on the causal relationship between brain functional ... assessment before and after 1month-long training in Tai Chi Chuan. We extracted the resting brain networks using the ... weakened. The above abnormalities could be improved by Tai Chi Chuan training for 1 month. In addition, the correlation ... change of BP score. The findings suggest that Tai Chi Chuan is helpful to improve the quality of life ...
Tópico(s): Mental Health Research Topics
2022 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Neurology
Produção Nacional
Juliana Yumi Tizon Kasai, Alexandre Leopold Busse, Regina Miksian Magaldi, Maria Angela Soci, Priscilla de Moraes Rosa, José Antônio Ésper Curiati, Wilson Jacob Filho,
ABSTRACT Objective: To detect the effects of Tai Chi Chuan practice on the cognition of elderly subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Methods: This is a pilot study with 26 elderly patients (mean age ... patients received two weekly 60-minute classes of Tai Chi Chuan (Yang style) for 6 consecutive months, and the rest formed the Control Group. The Tai Chi Chuan Group was also evaluated as to learning of the Tai Chi Chuan practical exercises by means of a Specific Learning ... study. There was a significant correlation between the Tai Chi Chuan Learning Test and RBMT (p = 0.008), showing ...
Tópico(s): Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
2010 - Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein | Einstein (São Paulo)
Yu‐Kai Chang, Yu-Hsiang Nien, Chia‐Liang Tsai, Jennifer L. Etnier,
... this article is to review the potential of Tai Chi Chuan as a mode of physical activity that could ... directions for future research. A brief introduction to Tai Chi Chuan and its related physical benefits is provided. In addition, the empirical literature related to Tai Chi Chuan and cognition is reviewed. Potential mediators of the relationship between Tai Chi Chuan and cognition, including physical resources, disease status, and ... this area must provide more detailed descriptions of Tai Chi Chuan, particularly in terms of intensity and program progression. ...
Tópico(s): Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
2010 - Human Kinetics | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Jing Tao, Jiao Liu, Natalia Egorova, Xiangli Chen, Sharon Sun, Xiehua Xue, Jia Huang, Guohua Zheng, Qin Wang, Lidian Chen, Jian Kong,
... this study, we investigated if longitudinal (12-week) Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin practice can improve memory function and ... Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-CR) significantly increased after Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin practice as compared with the control ... significant difference was observed in MQ between the Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin groups; 2)rs-FC between the bilateral hippocampus and mPFC significantly increased in the Tai Chi Chuan group compared to the control group (also in ... lower threshold), and no significant difference between the Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin groups was observed; 3) rs-FC ...
Tópico(s): Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
2016 - Frontiers Media | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Wen‐Dien Chang, Shuya Chen, Chia-Lun Lee, Hung‐Yu Lin, Ping-Tung Lai,
... a meta‐analysis and systematic review examining whether Tai Chi Chuan could have mental and physical benefits for patients ... recommendation grades of Philadelphia Panel Classification System for Tai Chi Chuan on knee osteoarthritis. Results . Eleven studies were selected ... of meta‐analysis revealed that the effects of Tai Chi Chuan were observed for physical components in the body functions and structures domain. The effects favoring Tai Chi Chuan were observed in the physical component in the ... the mental component. Conclusions . The review revealed that Tai Chi Chuan had beneficial outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis. ...
Tópico(s): Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
2016 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Petra E. M. Zeeuwe, Arianne P. Verhagen, Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Marjan J. Faber, Bart W. Koes,
... of physiological as well as psychosocial health benefits. Tai Chi Chuan seems to be the most promising form of ... is presented. The trial evaluates the effect of Tai Chi Chuan on fall prevention and physical and psychological function ... People will be randomly allocated to either the Tai Chi Chuan group (13 weeks, twice a week) or the ... Process parameters will be measured to evaluate the Tai Chi Chuan intervention. A cost-effectiveness analysis will be carried ... this is the first trial in Europe considering Tai Chi Chuan and fall prevention. This project will answer a ...
Tópico(s): Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
2006 - BioMed Central | BMC Geriatrics
Jen-Wen Hung, Chia‐Wei Liou, Pei‐Wen Wang, Shu‐Hui Yeh, Liwei Lin, Sing Kai Lo, Fu‐Mian Tsai,
To examine the effect of tai chi chuan exercise on peripheral nerve modulation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Parallel group comparative study with a pre- and post- ... controls from communities in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Cheng's tai chi chuan, 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Fasting ... nerve conduction studies were measured.A 12-week tai chi chuan programme significantly improved fasting blood glucose (p = 0. ... right; p = 0.041, left) in diabetic patients. Tai chi chuan exercise did not advance the nerve conduction velocities ...
Tópico(s): Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
2009 - Foundation for Rehabilitation Information | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Lei Cui, Hengchan Yin, Shaojun Lyu, Qi-Qi Shen, Yuan Wang, Xiujuan Li, Jing Li, Yunfei Li, Lina Zhu,
Abstract This study contrasted the impact of Tai Chi Chuan and general aerobic exercise on brain plasticity in terms of an increased grey matter volume and functional connectivity during structural magnetic resonance imaging ( ... resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), explored the advantages of Tai Chi Chuan in improving brain structure and function. Thirty-six college students were grouped into Tai Chi Chuan (Bafa Wubu of Tai Chi), general aerobic exercise ( ... compared with general aerobic exercise, eight weeks of Tai Chi Chuan exercise has a stronger effect on brain plasticity, ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
2019 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Hui‐Chi Huang, Chieh‐Yu Liu, Yu‐Tai Huang, George Kernohan,
... are used to prevent falls. These were education, Tai Chi Chuan and education plus Tai Chi Chuan; the study involved a five‐month implantation period ... risk factors and balance exercise programs such as Tai Chi Chuan may help to prevent falls. Design. This study ... n = 163). Results. The intervention involving education plus Tai Chi Chuan resulted in a statistically significant reduction in falls ... in falls compared with the control group. Conclusions. Tai Chi Chuan was able to improve gait balance significantly. Education ...
Tópico(s): Physical Activity and Health
2010 - Wiley | Journal of Clinical Nursing
Jing Tao, Jiao Liu, Weilin Liu, Jia Huang, Xiehua Xue, Xiangli Chen, Jinsong Wu, Guohua Zheng, Bai Chen, Ming Li, Sharon Sun, Kristen Jorgenson, Courtney Lang, Kun Hu, Shanjia Chen, Lidian Chen, Jian Kong,
... to investigate and compare how 12-weeks of Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin exercise can modulate brain structure and ... end of the study. Results showed that both Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin could significantly increase grey matter volume ( ... significant differences were observed in GMV between the Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin groups. We also found that compared to healthy controls, Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin significantly improved visual reproduction subscores on ... and hippocampus. Our results demonstrate the potential of Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin exercise for the prevention of memory ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
2017 - IOS Press | Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
Jing Tao, Xiangli Chen, Natalia Egorova, Jiao Liu, Xiehua Xue, Qin Wang, Guohua Zheng, Moyi Li, Wenjun Hong, Sharon Sun, Lidian Chen, Jian Kong,
... older adults. In this study, we investigated whether Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin practice can modulate mental control functionand ... Participants in the two exercise groups practiced either Tai Chi Chuan or Baduanjin for 12 weeks, and those in ... found that compared to the controls, 1) both Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin groups demonstrated significant improvements in mental control function; 2) the Tai Chi Chuan group showed a significant decrease in rsFC between ... all subjects. These findings demonstrate the potential of Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin exercises in preventing cognitive decline.
Tópico(s): Mental Health Research Topics
2017 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Tai Chi Chuan is becoming a popular exercise among elders. This study measured the inter-segmental forces and moments ... gait, in both apparently healthy young and elderly Tai Chi Chuan practitioners.Three-dimensional inter-segmental joint reaction force ... subjects who had previous training of Yang style Tai Chi Chuan.The results showed significant gait differences in both ... than young subjects. This data suggest that, in Tai Chi Chuan training, elderly people with degenerative joint diseases in the lower extremity should use caution when practicing Tai Chi Chuan.
Tópico(s): Sports injuries and prevention
2008 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Biomechanics
... serious psychological and physical damage to the elderly. Tai Chi chuan is both rigid and flexible, with unique breathing ... This article summarizes and analyzes the effects of Tai Chi chuan on the Psychological and Physiological Health of the ... and its mechanism, and provides corresponding methods of Tai Chi chuan practice for reference when practicing. Provide a reference ... to search the literature on the effects of Tai Chi chuan on the health of the elderly, sort out ... 6 articles were included in the study. Conclusion: Tai Chi chuan has a potential effect on the prevention, treatment ...
Tópico(s): Health and Well-being Studies
2021 - Ubiquity Press | Physical Activity and Health
Jiao Liu, Jing Tao, Weilin Liu, Jia Huang, Xiehua Xue, Ming Li, Ming’ge Yang, Jingfang Zhu, Courtney Lang, Joel Park, Yiheng Tu, Georgia Wilson, Lidian Chen, Jian Kong,
... the modulation effect of two mind-body interventions (Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin) on DMN in elderly individuals. Participants ... years old were recruited and randomized into a Tai Chi Chuan, Baduanjin or control group. The Wechsler Memory Scale- ... found that (i) compared to the Baduanjin group, Tai Chi Chuan was significantly associated with increased rsFC between the ... caudate and (ii) compared to the control group, Tai Chi Chuan increased posterior cingulate cortex rsFC with the right ... visual reproduction subscore. These results suggest that both Tai Chi Chuan and Baduanjin can modulate the DMN, but through ...
Tópico(s): Neural dynamics and brain function
2019 - University of Oxford | Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Wei Sun, Margaret Fuller Dosch, Gary D. Gilmore, William E. Pemberton, Thomas Scarseth,
The effects of Tai Chi Chuan on the health of Hmong American older adults were investigated. The Tai Chi Chuan Program Inventory was used as a pre‐test and post‐test. Significant improvements were found in Tai Chi Chuan knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, as well as in ... knee flexibility. These results provide further documentation of Tai Chi Chuan's beneficial health effects.
Tópico(s): Music Therapy and Health
1996 - Taylor & Francis | Educational Gerontology
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Pablo Rafael Konig, Eveline Galarza, Natália Batista Albuquerque Goulart, Fábio Juner Lanferdini, Carlos Leandro Tiggeman, Caroline Pietá Dias,
... possibly compromising the balance over the years. However, Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art that can provide balance ... in elderly after three and six months of Tai Chi Chuan practicing. Participants were 27 individuals (62±4.4 years) who underwent Tai Chi Chuan training (one hour each) twice a week, for ... compared with pre-training. These results suggest that Tai Chi Chuan practice can improve the balance in elderly people.
Tópico(s): Foot and Ankle Surgery
2014 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
... goal of this article is to present nine Tai Chi Chuan training principles and incorporate them into a current ... theory. The second goal is to present a Tai Chi Chuan training model. The third goal is to construct a theory as to how Tai Chi Chuan principles may improve balance and motor skills in ... theory of motor skill learning and construct a Tai Chi Chuan training model.
Tópico(s): Motor Control and Adaptation
2008 - Bentham Science Publishers | Current Aging Science
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Cheng Hsin Nery Chao, Eduardo Caldas Costa, Alexandre Hideki Okano, Thiago de Brito Farias, Luiz Fernando Farias-Junior, Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy, Kleverton Krinski,
... exertion (RPE) and affective responses were assessed during Tai Chi Chuan. A total of 16 women (M age = 61. ... 8.8) participated in this study. Individuals practiced Tai Chi Chuan three times/week during seven weeks, and were assessed session-by-session (21 Wu Tai Chi Chuan sessions) in three moments (15, 30, and 45 ... affective response from "good" to "very good." Thus, Tai Chi Chuan was perceived as a low-moderate intensity and ...
Tópico(s): Children's Physical and Motor Development
2014 - SAGE Publishing | Perceptual and Motor Skills
Yuhao Si, Cenyi Wang, Heng Yin, Jinghui Zheng, Yang Guo, Guihua Xu, Yong Ma,
This review aims to investigate the efficacy of Tai Chi Chuan on subjective sleep quality among adults.We systematically ... the PEDro scale. The pooled results confirmed that Tai Chi Chuan elicited moderate improvements in subjective sleep quality (SMD = - ... 0.767, -0.257], P < 0.001). Notably, Tai Chi Chuan yielded more significant effects on sleep quality among ... achieve the most significant sleep-promoting benefit when Tai Chi Chuan was practiced between 60 and 90 min per session.Available data implied that subjective sleep quality was improved via Tai Chi training, but more thorough studies must be executed ...
Tópico(s): Urban Green Space and Health
2020 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
... a study to examine the health effects of Tai Chi Chuan on older adults in a community setting. Participants ... 23) received thirty-two one-hour sessions of Tai Chi Chuan instruction in sixteen weeks. Health effects were determined ... of data analysis indicated participants received training in Tai Chi Chuan had a greater improvement in flexibility and muscle ... appear to support the beneficial effects of practicing Tai Chi Chuan for health promotion and disease prevention for older ...
Tópico(s): Health and Wellbeing Research
1997 - SAGE Publishing | International Quarterly of Community Health Education
Ling Qin, Sze-Ki Au, Wingyee Choy, Ping‐Chung Leung, Marus Neff, Kwong‐Man Lee, Mingchu Lau, Jean Woo, Kai-Ming Chan,
... K, Lau M, Woo J, Chan K. Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may retard bone loss in postmenopausal women: ... Objective: To evaluate the potential benefits of regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise on the weight-bearing bones of postmenopausal ... range, 50–59y), including 17 self-selected regular Tai Chi Chuan exercisers (TCE) with over 4 years of regular ... first case-control study to show that regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may help retard bone loss in the ...
Tópico(s): Hip and Femur Fractures
2002 - Elsevier BV | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lida Hosseini, Elham Kargozar, Farshad Sharifi, Reza Negarandeh, Amir Hossein Memari, Elham Navab,
... this study was to evaluate the effect of Tai Chi Chuan on balance and fear of falling in community- ... The participants of intervention group were trained in Tai Chi Chuan for eight weeks, twice a week, and 55 ... while those in the control group remained unchanged. Tai Chi Chuan effectively improves the balance and fear of falling ... older adults. Keywords: Exercise, Alternative therapy, Fall prevention, Tai Chi Chuan, Older adults
Tópico(s): Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
2018 - | Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation
Mostafa Sarabzadeh, Bita Bordbar Azari, Masoumeh Helalizadeh,
... method for reducing behavioral disorders in ASD. Since Tai Chi Chuan training improves focus, attention to internal cues and ... group participated in a six-week program of Tai Chi Chuan consisting of 18 sessions, limited to 60 min ... results, it may be concluded that forms of Tai Chi Chuan improve balance and motion coordination. Moreover, this training ... of body motions with harmony and discipline. Therefore, Tai Chi Chuan training seems to be a helpful therapeutic program ...
Tópico(s): Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2019 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies