Objective: To compare the biomechanic features of Tai Chi ait by elders with those by young adults, and with those of ormative gait. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Laboratory-based testing. Participants: Young (n 6; 3 women) and old (n 6; 5 omen) Tai Chi practitioners. Intervention: All subjects had practiced Tai Chi for at least months. Main Outcome Measures: Spatial, temporal, and le...

[Purpose] Medial knee osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, affects adults. The external knee adduction moment, a surrogate knee-loading measure, has clinical implications for knee osteoarthritis patients. Tai Chi is a promising intervention for pain alleviation in knee osteoarthritis; however, the characteristics of external knee adduction moment during Tai Chi have not been establishe...

BACKGROUND Physical activity and exercise appear to improve sleep quality. However, the quantitative effects of Tai Chi on sleep quality in the adult population have rarely been examined. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effects of Tai Chi on sleep quality in healthy adults and disease populations. METHODS Medline, Cochrane Central databases, and review of ref...

Balance ability decreases with age, which results in an increased risk of falls for people over age 65. Tai Chi exercise appears to offer potential benefits in the reduction of falls for the elderly. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of extended (6- and 12-month) Tai Chi exercise interventions on balance and selected motor functions for senior citizens. Forty-seven sub...

background : sleep disturbances are common among older adults. recently there is much interest in complementary and alternative medicine (cam) from the population in general, and the elderly are no exception. tai chi exercise as a cam can be performed by older adults. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of tai chi exercise on sleep quality of elderly residents in sadeghiyeh el...

Objectives. To assess the current clinical evidence of Tai Chi for essential hypertension (EH). Search Strategy. 7 electronic databases were searched until 20 April, 2013. Inclusion Criteria. We included randomized trials testing Tai Chi versus routine care or antihypertensive drugs. Trials testing Tai Chi combined with antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs were also included. Da...

[Purpose] To investigate the effect of Tai Chi on cognitive and physical function in the elderly. [Subjects and Methods] A randomized trial design was used. A total 150 subjects were enrolled and were divided into Tai Chi and control groups. Subjects in the Tai Chi group participated Tai Chi for 6 months, and subjects in the control group participated in other non-athletic activities. [Results]...

Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese conditioning exercise that has been used to integrate slow movements, controlled breathing, and mental concentration. The aim of the study was to determine whether Tai Chi training in addition to cardiac rehabilitation would result in a shift toward increased vagal activity of autonomic markers, such as baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate variability (HR...

Question Is Tai Chi effective and safe as a treatment for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCT) or controlled trials (CCT). Setting/population Ambulatory adults with a diagnosis of RA. Interventions Exercise programs with Tai Chi instruction or incorporating principles of Tai Chi philosophy. Control groups received no therapy, sham...