scholarly journals Sitting Tai Chi Improves the Balance Control and Muscle Strength of Community-Dwelling Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. N. Tsang ◽  
Kelly L. Gao ◽  
K. M. Chan ◽  
Sheila Purves ◽  
Duncan J. Macfarlane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Balance Control ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Limits Of Stability ◽  
Sitting Balance ◽  
Weight Shifting ◽  
Dynamic Sitting

Objective. To investigate the effects of sitting Tai Chi on muscle strength, balance control, and quality of life (QOL) among survivors with spinal cord injuries (SCI).Methods. Eleven SCI survivors participated in the sitting Tai Chi training (90 minutes/session, 2 times/week for 12 weeks) and eight SCI survivors acted as controls. Dynamic sitting balance was evaluated using limits of stability test and a sequential weight shifting test in sitting. Handgrip strength was also tested using a hand-held dynamometer. QOL was measured using the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Scale.Results. Tai Chi practitioners achieved significant improvements in their reaction time (P=0.042); maximum excursion (P=0.016); and directional control (P=0.025) in the limits of stability test after training. In the sequential weight shifting test, they significantly improved their total time to sequentially hit the 12 targets (P=0.035). Significant improvement in handgrip strength was also found among the Tai Chi practitioners (P=0.049). However, no significant within and between-group differences were found in the QOL outcomes (P>0.05).Conclusions. Twelve weeks of sitting Tai Chi training could improve the dynamic sitting balance and handgrip strength, but not QOL, of the SCI survivors.

scholarly journals Preliminary Findings of a 4-Month Tai Chi Intervention on Tenderness, Functional Capacity, Symptomatology, and Quality of Life in Men With Fibromyalgia

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carbonell-Baeza ◽  
Alejandro Romero ◽  
Virginia A. Aparicio ◽  
Francisco B. Ortega ◽  
Pablo Tercedor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Intervention Period ◽  
Chair Stand ◽  
Minute Walk ◽  
Walk Tests

The study aimed to determine the effects of a 4-month Tai Chi intervention on tenderness, functional capacity, symptomatology, and quality of life in men with fibromyalgia. The effect of a 3-month detraining period was also analyzed. Six men with fibromyalgia (age 52.3 ± 9.3 years) followed a 4-month Tai Chi intervention. The outcome variables were tenderness, functional capacity (30-second chair stand, handgrip strength, chair sit and reach, back scratch, blind flamingo, 8 feet up and go, and 6-minute walk tests), and self-administered questionnaires. A significant improvement ( p = .028) after the intervention period for the chair sit and reach test was found, such improvement was maintained after the detraining phase. Tenderness, symptomatology, and quality of life did not significantly change after the intervention period or the detraining phase. In summary, a 4-month Tai Chi intervention improved lower body flexibility in men with fibromyalgia. This improvement persisted after the detraining period.

Tai Chi Improved HF Patients' Quality of Life

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
KERRI WACHTER
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tai Chi

Glittre ADL test in eutrophic, overweight and obese elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Augusto Baumhardt Guidoti ◽  
Ângelo Pereira Cattani ◽  
Cintia Laura De Araujo ◽  
Fernanda Beatriz Costa Delacoste ◽  
Guilherme Scotta Hentschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

The Glittre ADL-test (TGlittre) has been designed and validated to measure functional capacity during daily living activities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is now used in several other situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of TGlittre in a sample of overweight and obese eutrophic elderly. This was an experimental and cross-sectional study, which included 21 elderly women, allocated by BMI, in eutrophic (n = 8), overweight (n = 6) and obese (n = 7) groups. They were assessed for functional capacity (TGlittre and 6MWT), quality of life (QOL) with the questionnaire World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) and handgrip strength (HGS). TGlittre correlated with age (p = 0.0040) and with 6MWT (p = 0.0086), but no statistical difference was found in TGlittre's performance time and the distance covered in 6MWT between groups. TGlittre did not correlate with HGS (p = 0.1493) and WHOQOL-Old (p = 0.0905). The data obtained in the present study corroborate that TGlittre is used as a functional measurement variable in the elderly population.Keywords: aged, obesity, exercise intolerance.­­­

Tai Chi Chuan, Health-Related Quality of Life and Mediators of Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Lisa K. Sprod ◽  
Oxana G. Palesh ◽  
Luke J. Peppone ◽  
Michelle C. Janelsins-Benton ◽  
Charles E. Heckler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Mediators Of Inflammation ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Exercise Capacity and Association with Quality of Life in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyotaka Uchiyama ◽  
Naoki Washida ◽  
Kaori Muraoka ◽  
Kohkichi Morimoto ◽  
Takahiro Kasai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Quadriceps Strength ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Skeletal Mass

Background Muscle wasting, common and progressive in uremic patients, is associated with a high probability for morbidity, lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and mortality. However, exercise tolerance in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate exercise capacity, its determinants, and its association with HRQOL in PD patients. Methods Outpatients treated with PD at Keio University Hospital from December 2016 to March 2018 were included in this single-center cross-sectional observational study. Exercise capacity was assessed by incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) and handgrip and quadriceps strength. In addition to evaluation of PD-related parameters, HRQOL was assessed by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form questionnaire. Results Among the 50 recruited PD outpatients, age and PD vintage were 63.8 ± 9.6 and 3.8 ± 2.8 years, respectively. Physical examination revealed ISWT of 312.0 ± 138.2 m, handgrip strength of 27.5 ± 6.9 kg, and quadriceps strength of 23.3 ± 10.0 kg. Multivariate analysis showed that younger age and male sex were significantly associated with higher ISWT and handgrip and quadriceps strength. Skeletal mass index (SMI) remained a significant predictor of handgrip and quadriceps strength. Moreover, only ISWT was strongly correlated with higher HRQOL scores, including physical, mental, and kidney-specific domains, even after adjustment for age and sex. Conclusions Exercise tolerance in PD patients was partially determined by age, sex, and SMI. Moreover, this is the first study to demonstrate the strong relationship between aerobic capacity and HRQOL in PD patients.

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