Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2021 Background: Professional health organizations are not currently recommending Tai Ji Quan alongside aerobic exercise to treat hypertension. We aimed to examine the efficacy of Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy.
Yin Wu, Blair T Johnson, Yiyang Chen
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Transforming traditional Tai Ji Quan techniques into integrative movement therapy—Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 Tai Ji Quan, developed as a martial art, has traditionally served multiple purposes, including self-defense, competition/performance, and health promotion.
Fuzhong Li
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Preventing falls with Tai Ji Quan: A public health perspective [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 Falls among people aged 65 and older are a significant public health problem and one that is expected to increase as the population ages. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that Tai Ji Quan can reduce falls and associated injuries among older
Alexander Voukelatos
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Effects of Tai Ji Quan training on gait kinematics in older Chinese women with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2016 Background: Although Tai Ji Quan has been shown to relieve pain and improve functional mobility in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA), little is known about its potential benefits on gait characteristics among older Chinese women who have a high ...
Lin Wang, Min Fang, Yu Liu
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A cognitively enhanced online Tai Ji Quan training intervention for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A feasibility trial [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a newly developed cognitive-enhancing Tai Ji Quan training intervention, delivered via remote videoconferencing, for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Fuzhong Li +3 more
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So much research, so little application: Barriers to dissemination and practical implementation of Tai Ji Quan [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 Despite the large number of articles published in the medical literature advocating the use of Tai Ji Quan for a wide variety of health-related outcomes, there has been little systematic broad-scale implementation of these programs. It may be argued that
Peter A. Harmer
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The effects of Tai Ji Quan training on limits of stability in older adults [PDF]
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2014 Fuzhong Li1,2 1Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA; 2Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaBackground: Limits of stability, defined as the ability to maintain the center of gravity within the boundary of the base
Li F
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Tai Ji Quan: An overview of its history, health benefits, and cultural value
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 Tai Ji Quan is considered to be a part of traditional Chinese Wushu (a martial art) and comprises various styles that have evolved historically from the Chen, Yang, Wǔ, Wú, and Sun families (schools).
Yucheng Guo, Pixiang Qiu, Taoguang Liu
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Tai Ji Quan, the brain, and cognition in older adults
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 The relationship between physical activity (PA) and cognition has received much attention recently. While evidence of improved cognition following PA has consistently been observed, the majority of studies have spotlighted aerobic exercise and the ...
Yu-Kai Chang
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Tai Ji Quan and global cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment: A pilot study [PDF]
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2014 This study evaluated whether Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) could improve global cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment. Using a nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design, participants aged ≥65 years who scored between 20 and 25 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were allocated into either a 14 ...
Fuzhong Li, , Li-Shan Chou
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