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.
Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer, Yu Liu
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Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 Falls in older adults are a significant public health issue and a particularly significant health risk in Minnesota. With accumulating research evidence suggesting that falls can be prevented through exercise, there is an increased public health effort ...
David Fink, Kate Houston
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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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Economic Evaluation of a Tai Ji Quan Intervention to Reduce Falls in People With Parkinson Disease, Oregon, 2008-2011. [PDF]
Prev Chronic Dis, 2015 IntroductionExercise is effective in reducing falls in people with Parkinson disease. However, information on the cost effectiveness of this approach is lacking.
Li F, Harmer P.
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The public health benefits of Tai Ji Quan—Addressing the unmet needs of aging populations in the 21st century [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2016 With the increase in older populations worldwide comes an increased health burden related to chronic diseases. One of the most disabling of these is knee osteoarthritis (OA), which occurs in millions of older adults who subsequently live with joint pain ...
Fuzhong Li
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Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in an Evidence-Based Tai Ji Quan Intervention in Rural West Virginia Churches. [PDF]
Top Geriatr Rehabil, 2023 Background: This article identifies the independent predictors of falls in an implementation study of Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® (TJQMBB) in older adults in rural West Virginia churches. Methods: Falls and injuries were identified via calendars, questionnaire, and ...
Jones DL +8 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Tai Ji Quan Fall Prevention Intervention for Older Adults at High Risk of Falling. [PDF]
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2019 AbstractBackgroundData on the cost-effectiveness of proven fall prevention exercise interventions are limited. We aimed to establish the cost-effectiveness of Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) compared with a conventional exercise intervention for older adults at high risk of falling.MethodsWe conducted a trial-based cost-effectiveness ...
Li F +8 more
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Adoption of a Tai Chi Intervention, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, for Fall Prevention by Rural Faith-Based Organizations, 2013-2014. [PDF]
Prev Chronic Dis, 2016 Translating evidence-based, community-delivered, fall-prevention exercise programs into new settings is a public health priority.Older adults (aged ≥65 y) are at high risk for falls. We conducted a community engagement project in West Virginia to evaluate the adoption of a tai chi exercise program, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, by rural faith-
Jones DL +3 more
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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport ScienceTai ji Quan is characterized by slow movements synchronized with meditation, all coordinated with breathing exercises to achieve spiritual tranquillity.
Nkemeni, Darrin Sime +2 more
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Tai Ji Quan Exercise for People with Parkinson's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders. [PDF]
Int J Integr Med, 2013 The merits of Tai Ji Quan in preventing or ameliorating chronic disease conditions are increasingly being explored in the biomedical research and clinical rehabilitation communities. Recent findings suggest that this ancient martial art's modality, when implemented as a complementary exercise regimen, can be therapeutically beneficial to people with ...
Li F.
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