Tai Chi for spatiotemporal gait features and dynamic balancing capacity in elderly female patients with non-specific low back pain: A six-week randomized controlled trial.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
; 35(6): 1311-1319, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) is a serious public health problem. Tai Chi is promising in reducing the risk of falls and alleviating symptoms in this population.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of Tai Chi on gait and dynamic balance in elderly women with NS-LBP.METHODS:
20 women (age > 65 yr.) with NS-LBP were randomly assigned to a Tai Chi group (n= 10) or a control group (n= 10). The Tai Chi group practiced Tai Chi exercise 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Each session lasted 60 minutes. Pain, spatiotemporal gait features and dynamic balancing capacity were assessed at 0 and 6 weeks.RESULTS:
Compared to the control group at 6 weeks, the Tai Chi group had a significant decrease in VAS (p= 0.027) and stride width (p= 0.019), significant improvement in gait velocity, stride length (p< 0.001). Regarding dynamic balance capacity, the Tai Chi group had significant improvements in anterior (Left p= 0.001; Right p= 0.038), postero-lateral (Left p< 0.001; Right p= 0.038), and postero-medial (Left p= 0.015; Right p= 0.018).CONCLUSION:
6-week Tai Chi can relieve pain and improve gait and dynamic balance in elderly women with NS-LBP, which suggests Tai Chi could be a promising rehabilitation intervention to reduce the risk of falls in this population.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Taichi Chuan
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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En
Revista:
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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REABILITACAO
Año:
2022
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Article