Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/16567
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor | Department of Rehabilitation Sciences | - |
dc.creator | Tsang, WWN | - |
dc.creator | Gao, KL | - |
dc.creator | Chan, KM | - |
dc.creator | Purves, S | - |
dc.creator | Macfarlane, DJ | - |
dc.creator | Fong, SSM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-13T10:33:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-13T10:33:29Z | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1741-427X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/16567 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2015 William W. N. Tsang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited | en_US |
dc.rights | The following article: Tsang, W. W., Gao, K. L., Chan, K. M., Purves, S., Macfarlane, D. J., & Fong, S. S. (2015). Sitting tai chi improves the balance control and muscle strength of community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injuries: a pilot study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, is available at https//doi.org/10.1155/2015/523852 | en_US |
dc.title | Sitting Tai Chi improves the balance control and muscle strength of community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injuries : a pilot study | en_US |
dc.type | Journal/Magazine Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1155/2015/523852 | en_US |
dcterms.abstract | 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. | - |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine, 2015, v. 2015, 523852 | - |
dcterms.isPartOf | Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine | - |
dcterms.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84922389173 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 25688276 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1741-4288 | en_US |
dc.identifier.rosgroupid | 2014001526 | - |
dc.description.ros | 2014-2015 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journal | en_US |
dc.description.oa | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.identifier.FolderNumber | OA_IR/PIRA | en_US |
dc.description.pubStatus | Published | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tsang_Sitting_Tai_Chi.pdf | 1.34 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page views
119
Last Week
0
0
Last month
Citations as of Apr 21, 2024
Downloads
96
Citations as of Apr 21, 2024
SCOPUSTM
Citations
21
Last Week
1
1
Last month
0
0
Citations as of Apr 19, 2024
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
9
Last Week
0
0
Last month
0
0
Citations as of Apr 18, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.