Sensorimotor Control of Balance: A Tai Chi Solution for Balance Disorders in Older Subjects

2008 ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W.N. Tsang ◽  
Christina W.Y. Hui-Chan
Keyword(s):  
Tai Chi ◽  
Sensorimotor Control ◽  
Balance Disorders ◽  
Older Subjects

scholarly journals The Effect of Tai Chi Quan and Computerized Balance Training on Postural Stability in Older Subjects

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L Wolf ◽  
Huiman X Barnhart ◽  
Gary L Ellison ◽  
Carol E Coogler ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Postural Stability ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Older Subjects

Balance disorders in older persons: Quantification with posturography

1998 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Baloh ◽  
Kathleen M. Jacobson ◽  
Jane A. Enrietto ◽  
Sonia Corona ◽  
Vicente Honrubia
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vestibular Disorders ◽  
Dynamic Posturography ◽  
Balance Disorders ◽  
Static Posturography ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Head Neck

We measured sway velocity using static and dynamic posturography in a group of young normal subjects and two groups of subjects older than 75 years; one older group considered their balance normal for their age, and the other reported imbalance. The latter group consisted of patients with documented peripheral and central vestibular disorders and patients with dizziness and imbalance of unknown cause. The velocity of sway was higher in older subjects than in younger subjects and in older subjects who reported imbalance than in age-matched controls. The difference was greater with dynamic posturography than with static posturography, but the posturography data provided little information about the cause of the imbalance and did not correlate with the frequency of reported falls. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119:89-92.)

Age-Related Differences in Processing Dynamic Information to Identify Vowel Quality

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 892-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Allen Fox ◽  
Lida G. Wall ◽  
Jeanne Gokcen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Vowel Quality ◽  
Perceptual Cues ◽  
Dynamic Information ◽  
Process Dynamic ◽  
Center Condition ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Control Version ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Whole Word

This study examined age-related differences in the use of dynamic acoustic information (in the form of formant transitions) to identify vowel quality in CVCs. Two versions of 61 naturally produced, commonly occurring, monosyllabic English words were created: a control version (the unmodified whole word) and a silent-center version (in which approximately 62% of the medial vowel was replaced by silence). A group of normal-hearing young adults (19–25 years old) and older adults (61–75 years old) identified these tokens. The older subjects were found to be significantly worse than the younger subjects at identifying the medial vowel and the initial and final consonants in the silent-center condition. These results support the hypothesis of an age-related decrement in the ability to process dynamic perceptual cues in the perception of vowel quality.

Tai Chi Chuan for persons with haemophilia: commentary

Haemophilia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Beeton
Keyword(s):  
Tai Chi ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan

1271: Effects of Darifenacin and Extended-Release Oxybutynin on Memory in Older Subjects

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 409-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Kay ◽  
Thomas Crook ◽  
Ludmyla Rekeda ◽  
Raul Lima
Keyword(s):  
Extended Release ◽  
Older Subjects

Tai Chi Plus Antidepressants May Help Depressed Seniors

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
DAMIAN McNAMARA
Keyword(s):  
Tai Chi

Effects of a Group Program to Increase Cognitive Performance Through Cognitively Stimulating Leisure Activities in Healthy Older Subjects

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina A. Tesky ◽  
Christian Thiel ◽  
Winfried Banzer ◽  
Johannes Pantel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Older Subjects

To investigate the effects of leisure activities on cognitive performance of healthy older subjects, an innovative intervention program was developed. Frequent participation in cognitively stimulating activities (i.e., reading, playing chess, or playing music) is associated with reduced risk of dementia. AKTIVA (active cognitive stimulation – prevention in the elderly) is an intervention program designed to enhance cognitive stimulation in everyday life by increasing cognitive stimulating leisure activities. The present study determines the effects of AKTIVA on cognitive function, mood and attitude toward aging in a sample of older participants from the general population. Several measurement instruments were used including the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-Cog), the Trail-Making Test (TMT), and the Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q). Initially, the sample consisted of 307 older persons (170 female, 72 ± 7 years). The intervention was evaluated with a randomized, controlled pre-post follow-up design. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: AKTIVA intervention (n = 126), AKTIVA intervention plus nutrition and exercise counseling (n = 84), no-intervention control group (n = 97). The AKTIVA intervention consisted of 8 weekly sessions and two booster sessions after a break of 4 months. Participation in the group program resulted in positive effects on cognitive function and attitude toward aging for subassembly groups. Older persons (≥ 75 years) showed enhanced speed of information processing (by TMT Version A) (F = 4.17*, p < .05); younger participants (< 75 years) showed an improvement in subjective memory decline (by MAC-Q) (F = 2.55*, p < .05). Additionally, AKTIVA enhanced the frequency of activities for leisure activities for subassembly groups. The results of this study suggest that the AKTIVA program can be used to increase cognitively stimulating leisure activities in the elderly. Further research is necessary to identify the long-term effects of this intervention particularly with respect to the prevention of dementia.

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