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Dynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At-Risk Older Adults

dc.contributor.authorNnodim, Joseph O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStrasburg, Debra M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNabozny, Martinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNyquist, Linda V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGalecki, Andrzej T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Shuen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Neil B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-01T14:44:36Z
dc.date.available2010-04-01T14:44:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationNnodim, Joseph O.; Strasburg, Debra; Nabozny, Martina; Nyquist, Linda; Galecki, Andrzej; Chen, Shu; Alexander, Neil B. (2006). "Dynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At-Risk Older Adults." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 54(12): 1825-1831. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/65189>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0002-8614en_US
dc.identifier.issn1532-5415en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/65189
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17198486&dopt=citationen_US
dc.description.abstractTo compare the effect of two 10-week balance training programs, Combined Balance and Step Training (CBST) versus tai chi (TC), on balance and stepping measures. DESIGN : Prospective intervention trial. SETTING : Local senior centers and congregate housing facilities. PARTICIPANTS : Aged 65 and older with at least mild impairment in the ability to perform unipedal stance and tandem walk. INTERVENTION : Participants were allocated to TC (n= 107, mean age 78) or CBST, an intervention focused on improving dynamic balance and stepping (n=106, mean age 78). MEASUREMENTS : At baseline and 10 weeks, participants were tested in their static balance (Unipedal Stance and Tandem Stance (TS)), stepping (Maximum Step Length, Rapid Step Test), and Timed Up and Go (TUG). RESULTS : Performance improved more with CBST than TC, ranging from 5% to 10% for the stepping tests (Maximum Step Length and Rapid Step Test) and 9% for TUG. The improvement in TUG represented an improvement of more than 1 second. Greater improvements were also seen in static balance ability (in TS) with CBST than TC. CONCLUSION : Of the two training programs, in which variants of each program have been proven to reduce falls, CBST results in modest improvements in balance, stepping, and functional mobility versus TC over a 10-week period. Future research should include a prospective comparison of fall rates in response to these two balance training programs.en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Incen_US
dc.rights© 2006, The American Geriatrics Societyen_US
dc.subject.otherBalanceen_US
dc.subject.otherExerciseen_US
dc.subject.otherTai Chien_US
dc.subject.otherFallsen_US
dc.subject.otherAgeden_US
dc.titleDynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At-Risk Older Adultsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumInstitute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; anden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMobility Research Center, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine anden_US
dc.identifier.pmid17198486en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/65189/1/j.1532-5415.2006.00971.x.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00971.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyen_US
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