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
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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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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).
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Implementing an evidence-based Tai Ji Quan program in a multicultural setting: A pilot dissemination project [PDF]
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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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.
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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 Background Data 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
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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 Introduction Exercise is effective in reducing falls in people with Parkinson disease. However, information on the cost effectiveness of this approach is lacking. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of Tai Ji Quan for reducing falls among patients
Li F, Harmer P.
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JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018 Importance Falls in older adults are a serious public health problem associated with irreversible health consequences and responsible for a substantial economic burden on health care systems. However, identifying optimal choices from among evidence-based
Dawna Pidgeon, Fuzhong Li, Li-Shan Chou
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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 Background Translating evidence-based, community-delivered, fall-prevention exercise programs into new settings is a public health priority. Community Context Older adults (aged ≥65 y) are at high risk for falls.
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GET FIT: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Tai Ji Quan Versus Strength Training for Fall Prevention After Chemotherapy in Older, Postmenopausal Women Cancer Survivors. [PDF]
J Clin Oncol, 2023 PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of tai ji quan versus strength training to prevent falls after chemotherapy in older, postmenopaual women. METHODS We conducted a three-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial where older (50+ years), postmenopausal
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