Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly
PURPOSE Elderly individuals with sarcopenia often experience reduced muscle strength and impaired motor, leading to deficits in balance and abnormal gait performance. While Tai Chi is known to enhance balance and gait performance in healthy older adults, its impact on the elderly with sarcopenia rem...
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| author | Shengnan Li Ying-Ying Xiang Dong Kyun Woo Ji-Seok Kim |
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| description | PURPOSE Elderly individuals with sarcopenia often experience reduced muscle strength and impaired motor, leading to deficits in balance and abnormal gait performance. While Tai Chi is known to enhance balance and gait performance in healthy older adults, its impact on the elderly with sarcopenia remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi intervention on balance and gait performance in elderly adults with sarcopenia. METHODS Based on the diagnostic criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia, participants were categorized into three groups: normal (T, n=10), sarcopenia (T·S, n=10), and severe sarcopenia (T·SS, n=10). All participants completed a 12-week Tai Chi exercise program. Outcomes assessed pre- and post-intervention included bone mineral density, lower limb muscle strength, balance ability, and gait performance. RESULTS Following the Tai Chi intervention, significant improvements in bone health and knee extensor strength were observed in the T and T·S groups. Additionally, static and dynamic balance abilities, as well as gait performance, improved across all three groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that a 12-week Tai Chi program significantly improved balance ability and gait performance in elderly women, regardless of degree of sarcopenia, even in the absence of substantial gains in lower limb strength. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-522e9e4d81e5425a8cfde26decef76822025-08-20T03:44:58ZkorThe Korean Society of Exercise Physiology운동과학1226-17262384-05442025-05-0134210811610.15857/ksep.2025.000311135Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female ElderlyShengnan Li0Ying-Ying Xiang1Dong Kyun Woo2Ji-Seok Kim3School of Physical Education, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, KoreaResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, KoreaDepartment of Physical Education, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, KoreaPURPOSE Elderly individuals with sarcopenia often experience reduced muscle strength and impaired motor, leading to deficits in balance and abnormal gait performance. While Tai Chi is known to enhance balance and gait performance in healthy older adults, its impact on the elderly with sarcopenia remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi intervention on balance and gait performance in elderly adults with sarcopenia. METHODS Based on the diagnostic criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia, participants were categorized into three groups: normal (T, n=10), sarcopenia (T·S, n=10), and severe sarcopenia (T·SS, n=10). All participants completed a 12-week Tai Chi exercise program. Outcomes assessed pre- and post-intervention included bone mineral density, lower limb muscle strength, balance ability, and gait performance. RESULTS Following the Tai Chi intervention, significant improvements in bone health and knee extensor strength were observed in the T and T·S groups. Additionally, static and dynamic balance abilities, as well as gait performance, improved across all three groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that a 12-week Tai Chi program significantly improved balance ability and gait performance in elderly women, regardless of degree of sarcopenia, even in the absence of substantial gains in lower limb strength.http://ksep-es.org/upload/pdf/ksep-2025-00031.pdfsarcopeniatai chibalance abilitygait performance |
| spellingShingle | Shengnan Li Ying-Ying Xiang Dong Kyun Woo Ji-Seok Kim Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly 운동과학 sarcopenia tai chi balance ability gait performance |
| title | Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly |
| title_full | Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly |
| title_short | Effects of Tai Chi Exercise-Induced Improved Balance on the Enhancement of Gait Performance in Female Elderly |
| title_sort | effects of tai chi exercise induced improved balance on the enhancement of gait performance in female elderly |
| topic | sarcopenia tai chi balance ability gait performance |
| url | http://ksep-es.org/upload/pdf/ksep-2025-00031.pdf |
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