Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial

Gao, Qiang; Leung, Aaron Kam-Lun; Yang, Yonghong; Wei, Qian; Guan, Min; Jia, Chengsen; He, Chengqi

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“…Many studies claim that taking regular exercises affects the improvement of motor and non-motor symptoms in these people. Indices of body posture control are important aspects affecting the independence maintenance and life quality among these patients who significantly look for improvable exercise interventions [5,28,29]. Different exercise interventions including aerobic exercises, hydrotherapy, balance exercises and walking could have significant treatment advantages with the increase of functional capacity among patients with Parkinson [7,30].…”

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“…In the meantime, Pilates is an exercise program which encourages the use of thinking for controlling muscles. It emphasizes the ability of muscles condition for balancing the body and supporting the improvement of vertebral column situation [29,41]. Considering the significant difference in the reduction of falling risk in Pilates group compared to the control one, it can be concluded that one period of exercise program based on Pi- [17,[42][43][44].…”

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The Effect of a Selective Pilates Program on Functional Balance and Falling Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Daneshmandi

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Bakhshayesh

2017

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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Background: Parkinsonism is a progressive disorder of the nervous system for which only symptomatic treatment exists. Balance dysfunction and postural instability observed in persons with Parkinson's disease are important components of the disability. Objectives: To investigate the effect of a selective 8-week Pilates exercises on the functional balance and falling risk in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 30 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who were selected as subjects non-randomly and purposely, and assigned into exercise groups or control group. Participants in exercise and control groups attended an 8-week Pilate's program or walking program respectively. Functional balance and falling risk was evaluated using Fullerton balance scale (FAB) and timed up and go test (TUG), before and after interventions. In order to analyze the data paired samples T-test and independent samples T-test and SPSS version 22 were used. Results: Attending an eight-week Pilates exercise was associated with a significant improvement in functional balance and falling risk (P = 0.001), while the difference of the functional balance and falling risk, before and after performing the protocol, in control group was not significant (P = 0.364). Also the difference between the results of functional balance and falling risk scale scores of two groups in post-test were significant (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Given that Pilate's exercises involve both musculoskeletal system and nervous system, can be an effective intervention to improving balance and reducing falling risk, especially in people with postural control disabilities.

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The Effect of a Selective Pilates Program on Functional Balance and Falling Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Daneshmandi

Sayyar

Bakhshayesh

2017

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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“…Many studies confirm the effectiveness of regular exercises on improving motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with PD. Postural control indices are significant and effective factors on maintaining independence and quality of life in these patients and significantly improve by training interventions [2, 16,33]. Different training interventions including aerobic exercises, hydrotherapy as well as balance and gait training cause significant therapeutic benefits by enhancing the functional capacity in these patients [34,35].…”

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Pilates Exercise and Functional Balance in Parkinson's Disease

Bakhshayesh

Sayyar

Daneshmandi

2017

Caspian.J.Neurol.Sci

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“…Also, Binder et al, Campbell et al, King et al, and Gao et al in their studies mentioned that activities and exercises including balance training improve balance control [24][25][26][27].…”

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The effect of balance training on clinical balance performance in obese patients aged 20–50 years old undergoing sleeve gastrectomy

2016

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The effect of balance training on clinical balance performance in obese patients 105 1 3 SummaryBackground It is estimated that over 1.9 billion people suffer from overweight worldwide, among whom 600 million people are classified as obese. Obesity can result in many health problems. One of them is balance control insufficiency. Obesity treatment and management may include a combination of diet modification, appropriate physical activity, behavior modification, drug consumption, and sometimes surgery. However, to the best of our knowledge the effect of balance training exercises on postural stability has not been examined among the obese individuals undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. This study aimed to assess the effect of weight loss and balance training on clinical balance performance.Methods This clinical trial was conducted on 32 subjects selected through convenience sampling. The subjects were divided into two groups by random allocation (16 in the intervention group and 16 in the control group). Both groups underwent bariatric surgery. The intervention (case) group attended balance exercise sessions for 4 weeks (4 sessions per week), whereas the control group did not attend any balance exercise sessions. Before and after the intervention, the static, dynamic, and functional clinical balance tests were done in the intervention group. The tests were also performed in the control group twice with a 4-week interval.Results After 4 weeks of balance training exercise, a significant difference was found between the intervention and the control groups regarding static, dynamic, and functional balance tests.Conclusion Attending balance exercises program for 4 weeks can improve the balance among obese individuals undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.

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Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Our findings suggested that Tai Chi exercise could improve the balance and decrease the fall risks in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Cited by 143 publications

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The Effect of a Selective Pilates Program on Functional Balance and Falling Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

The Effect of a Selective Pilates Program on Functional Balance and Falling Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Pilates Exercise and Functional Balance in Parkinson's Disease

The effect of balance training on clinical balance performance in obese patients aged 20–50 years old undergoing sleeve gastrectomy

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