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Gen Li, Pei Huang, Shi-Shuang Cui, Yu-Yan Tan, Ya-Chao He, Xin Shen, Qin-Ying Jiang, Ping Huang, Gui-Ying He, Bin-Yin Li, Yu-Xin Li, Jin Xu, Zheng Wang, Sheng-Di Chen
Summary: This study investigated the effects of long-term Tai Chi training on motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that Tai Chi training improved motor function, especially gait and balance, in PD patients. The underlying mechanisms may include enhanced brain network function, reduced inflammation, improved metabolism, and decreased vulnerability to dopaminergic degeneration.
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Cell Biology
Yan Ma, Brian J. Gow, Rhayun Song, Pamela M. Rist, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Brad Manor, Peter M. Wayne
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of both long-term and short-term Tai Chi (TC) training on age-related decline in physical function in healthy older adults. The results showed that long-term TC training was associated with higher levels of physical function in older adults, suggesting a potential preventative effect on healthy aging. However, the short-term effects of TC training on physical function were small and not statistically significant, indicating the need for further research.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lei Cui, Sha Tao, Heng-chan Yin, Qi-qi Shen, Yuan Wang, Li-na Zhu, Xiu-juan Li
Summary: The study showed that Tai Chi Chuan exercise significantly improved brain functional specialization, leading to greater cognitive flexibility.
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Lisa A. Kilpatrick, Prabha Siddarth, Michaela M. Milillo, Beatrix Krause-Sorio, Linda Ercoli, Katherine L. Narr, Helen Lavretsky
Summary: This study investigated the brain connectivity changes associated with Tai Chi Chih (TCC) and health education and wellness (HEW) training in combination with antidepressant treatment in patients with geriatric depression (GD). The results showed that TCC training was superior to HEW training in increasing connectivity, particularly in the default mode network (DMN), and the increased connectivity was positively correlated with improvement in symptoms and resilience.
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(2022)
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Alba Nino, Jose Gerardo Villa-Vicente, Pilar S. Collado
Summary: Research suggests that Tai Chi, a form of martial art, has a significant impact on physical condition and can modulate the aging process. Compared to other exercise programs, Tai Chi showed the most positive results in improving functional health and energy balance in older adults.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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R. Friend, R. M. Bennett, J. H. Aebischer, A. W. St John, K. D. Jones
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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Li-Qun Yao, Jing-Yu Tan, Catherine Turner, Tao Wang
Summary: This study developed an evidence-based tai chi intervention protocol for managing the FSDSC in BC patients by following the MRC framework. The components of the tai chi protocol were identified based on research evidence and practice standards/guidelines, and content validity assessment confirmed the validity of the protocol.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Bahar Aras, Gulce Kallem Seyyar, Oznur Fidan, Ertugrul Colak
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Yi Wang, Jing Tian, Qingxuan Yang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on working memory capacity and emotional regulation ability among college students. The results showed that after 12 weeks of Tai Chi training, there were significant improvements in visual memory capacity and emotion regulation ability in the Tai Chi group.
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(2023)
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Zhi Zheng, Hyunkyoung Oh, Mayesha Mim, Wonchan Choi, Yura Lee
Summary: In this study, a robot tutor was developed to investigate the feasibility of robot-mediated exercise for older adults, many of whom failed to meet exercise requirements due to a shortage of trainers. Twenty older adults participated, experiencing a 30-min robot-led Tai Chi exercise. The study demonstrated the initial feasibility of robot-led Tai Chi exercise and found that participants were interested in using a robot tutor in the community.
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(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Po-Yin Chen, Chen-Yi Song, Hsin-Yen Yen, Pi-Chu Lin, Su-Ru Chen, Liang-Hsuan Lu, Chen-Li Tien, Xin-Miao Wang, Chueh-Ho Lin
Summary: The study showed that community-dwelling older adults with knee OA experienced significant improvement in functional fitness after a 12-week tai chi intervention compared to those who only received health education.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lili Li, Jingjing Wang, Shaoying Guo, Yangqi Xing, Xiongwen Ke, Yinghao Chen, Yuan He, Shun Wang, Jiayu Wang, Xinwu Cui, Zhihua Wang, Lixu Tang
Summary: The study found that Tai Chi exercise plays an important role in improving cerebrovascular function decline in older adults. Compared to older controls, Tai Chi practitioners showed significant improvements in cerebral vascular hemodynamics indices and other related parameters.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Xiaoting Xie, Jian Song, Jingfang Zhu, Mengyu Han, Youze He, Jia Huang, Jing Tao, Jingsong Wu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the intervention effect of Tai Chi on young adults with subthreshold depression and explore the neurophysiological mechanisms through a randomized controlled trial with 64 participants. The primary outcome measure is the change in depression scores, while secondary outcomes include various psychological measurements. The study seeks to confirm that Tai Chi can enhance the physical and mental health of young adults with subthreshold depression.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bijad Alqahtani, Graham Arnold, Abdullah Alzahrani, Khalid Alkhathami, Rayan Jastania, Weijie Wang
Summary: This study compared the limb and joint strengths of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) players and non-Tai Chi Chuan (NTCC) participants. The results showed that TCC players had higher knee extensor strength but lower knee flexor strength compared to NTCC participants. In hip extension, the heel force was higher in NTCC participants, while the toe force in plantar flexion was higher in TCC players. There were no significant differences in upper limb strength between the two groups. Overall, the impact of TCC exercise on limb and joint strength is limited.
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Li-Qun Yao, Stephen Wai Hang Kwok, Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, Tao Wang, Xian-Liang Liu, Daniel Bressington, Shun-Li Chen, Hou-Qiang Huang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the potential effects of Tai chi on the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster among breast cancer patients. The findings showed that Tai chi as an adjuvant intervention could significantly reduce fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression, and improve quality of life among breast cancer patients.
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Kim D. Jones, Scott D. Mist, Marie A. Casselberry, Ather Ali, Michael S. Christopher
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Rheumatology
Ronald Friend, Robert M. Bennett
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Nursing
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(2016)
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Melissa E. Martenson, Omar I. Halawa, Karen J. Tonsfeldt, Charlene A. Maxwell, Nora Hammack, Scott D. Mist, Mark E. Pennesi, Robert M. Bennett, Kim M. Mauer, Kim D. Jones, Mary M. Heinricher
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EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING
(2017)
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Anesthesiology
Noah A. Zucker, Alex Tsodikov, Scott D. Mist, Stephen Cina, Vitaly Napadow, Richard E. Harris
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Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer, Yu Liu, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Ronald Stock, Li-Shan Chou
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Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer
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(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Adrian Perez-Aranda, Albert Feliu-Soler, Scott D. Mist, Kim D. Jones, Yolanda Lopez-Del-Hoyo, Rebeca Olivan-Arevalo, Anna Kratz, David A. Williams, Juan V. Luciano
Summary: This study aimed to cross-validate a 4-cluster classification based on FIQR scores in a large US sample of FM patients. The study found a 4-subgroup distribution representing different levels of severity: Mild-moderate, moderate, moderate-severe, and severe. Significant differences between clusters were observed in various clinical measures, and lower levels of education were associated with higher FM severity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Kerri Winters-Stone
Summary: Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy was found to be superior to standard tai ji quan and stretching exercise in improving global cognition and reducing dual-task gait interference in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The effects of the intervention lasted for 48 weeks.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer, Jan Voit, Li-Shan Chou
Summary: The study evaluated the feasibility of a virtual falls prevention intervention for older adults with MCI. Although Tai Ji Quan did not reduce the incidence of falls, it showed better performance in balance, chair stands, and Timed Up and Go tests compared to the stretching group. No serious adverse events were observed.
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
(2021)