太极拳对抗与年龄相关的体感和姿势控制在老年人中的下降
Teng Zhang1, Li Li2, Jan M Hondzinski3
1Department of Graduate School, Harbin Sport University, Harbin, 150006, China.
Journal of exercise science and fitness
|March 6, 2024
概括
在老年人中,太极拳练习显著改善了力量,感觉和平衡. 80岁以上的人在感官运动控制方面表现出了最大的改善,突出了太极拳作为安全的运动选择.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 物理疗法物理治疗
背景情况:
- 衰老与感觉运动功能的下降有关,影响老年人的力量,感觉和平衡.
- 这些下降可以增加跌倒的风险,并降低整体生活质量.
- 太极拳是一种心身炼,已被提出为老年人有益的干预措施.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究16周的太极拳计划对力量,触觉,动感和静态姿势控制的影响.
- 为了比较不同年龄组的老年人 (60-69岁,70-79岁和80-89岁) 的这些影响.
主要方法:
- 一项准实验性研究涉及37名老年人,分为三个年龄组.
- 参与者完成了16周的24种形式的太极拳.
- 测量包括干预前后的脚/部峰值扭矩,触觉感,动感和压力中心 (Cop-RMS).
主要成果:
- 太极拳练习导致所有参与者强度,触觉,敏觉和静态姿势控制的显著改善.
- 与年轻人相比,80-89岁的老年人表现出更大的触觉感觉,动感和姿势控制的改善,尽管最初的力量和动感较低.
- 具体的改善包括增加了脚/部扭矩,增强了脚的触觉感觉,减少了膝关节运动缺陷.
结论:
- 太极拳练习是提高老年人感官运动控制的有效干预措施.
- 这些益处在最年长的年龄组 (80-89岁) 尤其显著,这表明太极拳有潜力减轻与年龄相关的功能衰退.
- 太极拳提供了一种安全且易于获得的运动方式,用于改善老年人群的力量,感觉和平衡.
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