太極拳對中老年人平衡能力的影響

The Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance in Elderly People

吳貴琍(Guey-Li Wu) ； 武為瓊(Wei-Chiung Wu)

《運動生理暨體能學報》 1輯 (2004/09) Pp. 90-98

https://doi.org/10.6127/JEPF.2004.01.09

摘要

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long-term Tai Chi exercise on balance in the old population. Methods: Nineteen healthy old people (mean age 58.57±7.41 years, mean height 164.18±4.25 cm, mean weight 65.83±9.92 kg) who practiced Tai Chi were recruited as the Tai Chi group. They had practiced Tai Chi for 14.22±7.27 years, about 5.50±1.50 days per week, 1.44±0.62 hours a day. Nineteen sedentary subjects matched for age and body size (mean age 55.41±5.87 years, mean height 165.05±5.44 cm, mean weight 65.13±11.04 kg) were recruited as the control group. Data were collected on the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, one-leg standing balance with eyes opened and eyes closed (OLSB), for both groups. An independent t test was used to compare the differences between the two groups. RESULTS: Static balance ability differed significantly between the two groups (p＜.05). OLSB of the Tai Chi group was significantly better than those of the control group. For the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, no significant difference was found between the two groups (p＞.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study only confirm that Tai Chi can be a good choice of exercise to improve static balance for the elderly people.

關鍵字

太極拳 ； 中老年人 ； 平衡能力

並列摘要

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long-term Tai Chi exercise on balance in the old population. Methods: Nineteen healthy old people (mean age 58.57±7.41 years, mean height 164.18±4.25 cm, mean weight 65.83±9.92 kg) who practiced Tai Chi were recruited as the Tai Chi group. They had practiced Tai Chi for 14.22±7.27 years, about 5.50±1.50 days per week, 1.44±0.62 hours a day. Nineteen sedentary subjects matched for age and body size (mean age 55.41±5.87 years, mean height 165.05±5.44 cm, mean weight 65.13±11.04 kg) were recruited as the control group. Data were collected on the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, one-leg standing balance with eyes opened and eyes closed (OLSB), for both groups. An independent t test was used to compare the differences between the two groups. RESULTS: Static balance ability differed significantly between the two groups (p＜.05). OLSB of the Tai Chi group was significantly better than those of the control group. For the 10 meter walk in a straight line test, no significant difference was found between the two groups (p＞.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study only confirm that Tai Chi can be a good choice of exercise to improve static balance for the elderly people.

並列關鍵字

Tai Chi ； Balance ； Elderly people

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