Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Physical and Psychological Health of Older People

Blake, Holly; Hawley, Helen

doi:10.2174/1874609811205010019

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“…This pilot study provides a useful insight into the potential for delivery of such interventions with older adults using AADs, and raises some interesting issues, which should be considered in the design of future trials. This study also supports the findings of recent reviews, which have recognized the benefits of Tai Chi for improving balance with the aim of reducing falls (Leung et al, 2011;Blake and Hawley, 2011).…”

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Blake

2012

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

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“…Guidance strategies, prescription and conducting therapeutic physical exercises specific practices of weekly routine, minimizing the sedentary lifestyle appear not to have been sufficient for the adhesion of the Brazilian elderly population References to an active lifestyle, unlike what has been observed in countries of Eastern culture, whose traditional medicines in force are based on the paradigm that health is strongly and also influenced by all the dimensions that make up or interact with the man: Physics, psychic, social and environmental and espiritual 6,7 .…”

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Oliveira

2013

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"The biological clock keeps ticking, but exercise may turn it back" 1 encourages everyone, indiscriminately, because it leads us to a strong archetype of our collective unconsciousness 2 (concept used by the famous Swiss psychiatrist, father of analytical psychology Carl Gustav Jung). The possibility of increasing our survival with quality, maintaining our usefulness, regardless of time or place (dogma), paradigms or cultures, receiving feedback, the remoter dream of humanity and our archetype of the hero Hercules, in Greek mythology, who after being victorious over the twelve labors acquired as Olympic award the epic (heroic hermeneutics par excellence) that mirrors the cosmological paradigm of human adventure, the imortality 3 .The text starts with the sages Hippocratic teachings of the ancient Greek medicine, in 460 b.C., on the intimate relationship between good health and the practice of physical activity and regular power supply; and includes many centuries later, today's scientists corroborate this teaching, showing the strong correlation between high levels of physical capacity and low levels of risk factors for all causes of mortality, especially cardiovascular diseases' prophylaxis, such as metabolic diseases, and degenerative processes commonly seen in the elderly (sarcopenia 4 , brain atrophy and osteoporosis). Some studies show that the practice of exercises develop the aerobic-type metabolic conditioning, and strength conditioning capacity significantly interfere in cardiopulmonary systems and skeletal muscle, with an increase in body mass and bone density. In addition, it includes recent research into the influence of exercises on neuropsychogical and immunobiological systems, promoting increase of cognitive and behavioral functions through angiogenesis and neuronal plasticity.Features, also studies the average expectation of physiological decline process (30% of the functional capacity of individuals older than 60 years) as a result of the natural aging process (decrease in the production of new cells and hormones, and self-regulatory capacity), and that is exponentially greater in the presence of nosological processes, but is minimized with the practice of physical exercises. In conclusion, therefore, those are undeniable positive effects of exercises on physical health presented in studies produced over the past 20 years.In medical practice, we have seen that the incidence of chronic diseases of the nervous system, particularly Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, inevitably increases with age. Thus, we expected people over 95 years, often called "the oldest old" to be our weaker patients. We have personally detected, however, that "the oldest old" are often the healthier and agile elderly, in better shape than thought. This phenomenon can be explained by selective survival, related to the so-called longevity genes (protective against the development of diseases) and changes in daily activities, with the inclusion of exercises.However, due to the limited number of studies on this subjec...

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“…The evidence base documenting a wide range of positive effects of Taiji practice on physical and mental wellbeing and supporting the potential of this mind-body practice in health care has markedly emerged in the last decade [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . While in most Taiji studies the methodological approach was based on quantitative analyses of specific outcome values, qualitative Taiji research investigating perceived benefits of Taiji practice is still scarce, yet slowly emerging [16] .…”

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Investigating short- and long-term transfer effects of a Taiji beginner course in participants' daily life

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Nedeljković

2013

Journal of Integrative Medicine

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OBJECTIVE:In recent years research investigating various health benefits of Taiji practice has markedly increased. Despite this growing scientific interest, essential questions such as to what extent a Taiji course may exert noticeable effects in participants' everyday life, what these effects are, and how and where potential transfer effects occur, have hardly been considered. The aim of our study was to explore transfer effects from a Taiji course into participants' daily lives. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal observational study in 45 healthy participants at the end of their three-month Taiji beginner course (tp1) and at two months (tp2) as well as one year after course completion (tp3). Participants were asked to report their Taiji practice behavior at all time points, as well as to rate and describe perceived transfer effects of Taiji course contents on their daily life at tp1 and tp3. RESULTS: Transfer effects were reported by 91.1% of all respondents after course completion (tp1) and persisted in 73.3% at the one-year follow-up assessment (tp3), counting "increase of self-efficacy", "improvement of stress management", and "increase of body awareness" as the most frequently mentioned effects. Transfer effects predominantly occurred in participants' work and social environments, as well as during everyday activities in public areas. While selfreliant Taiji practice frequency significantly decreased from 82.2% at tp1 to 55.6% at tp3 (P < 0.001), the magnitude of self-reported transfer effects did not (P = 0.35). As explorative analyses revealed, regular Taiji course attendance was highly correlated with stronger transfer effects at tp1 (r = 0.51; P < 0.001) and tp3 (r = 0.35; P = 0.020). Participants reporting high self-reliant Taiji practice frequency at tp2 were likely to maintain a regular practice routine at tp3 (r = 0.42; P < 0.004), whereas self-reliant practice frequency and transfer effects at tp1 were positively correlated with self-reliant practice frequency at tp3 on a trend level (r < 0.27; P > 0.08). CONCLUSION: Our data underline the importance of regular course participation for pronounced and long lasting transfer effects into participants' everyday life. We discuss that several context and process-related aspects of a Taiji intervention are potentially relevant factors for enhancement of transfer effect.

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Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Physical and Psychological Health of Older People

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