Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Awereeness

Baskent University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Young Adult

Treatments: Other: Tai-chi training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03901677

KA19/10

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Tai chi exercises on balance and body awareness in younger adults. Forty-two healthy subjects between the ages of 18-25 who do not have any restriction to exercise participate in our study. After recording the sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects, static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evaluated. Kinesthetic Ability Trainer will be used to assess static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evulated with Body Awareness Questionnaire. All assessments will be done before and 12 weeks after the tai chi exercise. Tai-chi training will be performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week totally 12 weeks.

Full description

Tai-chi training was performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise was 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention was paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration was achieved. Slow and controlled movements were carried out by a specialized physiotherapist

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects between the ages of 18-25,
2. Subjects who had lack of disease.

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with neurological symptoms,
2. Subjects with orthopedic problems,
3. Subjects with heart failure,
4. Subjects with respiratory distress.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 1 patient group

Tai-chi training

Experimental group

Description:

Tai-chi training performe as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration achieve. Slow and controlled movements will carry out by a specialized physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Tai-chi training