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Tai chi improves mental and physical function in older adults – Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2021

by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 8, 2022 | Elderly, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi is an effective intervention that can be delivered under pandemic conditions to improve mental and physical function in older adults.  Thirty participants aged 60-78 were randomised to either a control group or a tai chi group for a 10-week period.  The tai...

Tai chi improves cognitive function in older adults – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2017

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 27, 2017 | Cognitive Function, Elderly, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi can significantly improve cognitive function and fall risk in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Sixty-six adults aged 60 and older with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) were divided into a tai chi group and a control group by Thai...

Tai chi slows age-related muscle strength decline – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2017

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 27, 2017 | Elderly, Muscle Strength Decline, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi may help slow down age-related decline in muscle strength, according to Chinese investigators. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 205 long-term tai chi practitioners aged 60-89 and 205 age-matched controls. The strength of iliopsoas, quadriceps femoris,...

Tai chi is cost effective for preventing falls in seniors – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2017

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 27, 2017 | Elderly, Tai Chi Chuan

 American public health researchers have found an evidence-based tai chi programme to be a cost-effective intervention for preventing falls in seniors. They evaluated the Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) programme at 36 senior centres. Trained TJQMBB...

Tai chi qigong improves sleep quality in cognitively impaired older adults – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2017

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 27, 2017 | Elderly, Insomnia, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi qigong (TCQ) may be useful for improving sleep quality in older adults with cognitive impairment. Hong Kong clinicians randomised 52 older adults with cognitive impairment who complained of sleep disturbance to either a TCQ group or a control group. The...

Tai chi better than conventional training for preventing falls – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2016

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 3, 2016 | Elderly, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi may reduce the incidence of falls more than conventional lower extremity training (LET) in the elderly, and its effects can last for at least one year. Taiwanese researchers assigned 456 older adults with a history of falling to a tai chi group (one weekly...
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