The Effects of Tai Chi Chuan Versus Core Stability Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function in Aging Individuals with Non-Specific Chronic Lower Back Pain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Exercise Intervention and Control Condition
2.3. Outcome Measures
2.3.1. Pain Measured by the Visual Analog Scale
2.3.2. Neuromuscular Function Assessment
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Neuromuscular Function in the Knee
4.2. Neuromuscular Function in the Ankle
4.3. Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Tai Chi Chuan | Core Stability Training | Control | |||
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Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | |
VAS | 5.67 ± 0.81 | 3.47 ± 0.99 ** | 5.67 ± 0.72 | 4.27 ± 0.79 △△ | 5.85 ± 0.89 | 5.85 ± 0.8 |
Knee | ||||||
Endurance: (60°/s) | ||||||
left extension | 0.98 ± 0.22 | 1.1 ± 0.32 ** | 1.01 ± 0.55 | 0.94 ± 0.11 △△ | 0.95 ± 0.26 | 0.8 ± 0.28 |
Ankle | ||||||
PT (Nm): 60°/s | ||||||
left dorsiflexion | 13.99 ± 7.38 | 20.43 ± 4.83 | 12.1 ± 4.11 | 15.27 ± 5.1 △ | 14.23 ± 9.41 | 16.9 ± 4.49 |
Endurance: (60°/s) | ||||||
right plantar flexion | 2.10 ± 3.1 | 1.39 ± 0.78 * | 1.08 ± 0.75 | 1.32 ± 0.84 | 3.42 ± 7.39 | 0.96 ± 0.37 |
left plantar flexion | 1.01 ± 0.36 | 1.36 ± 0.77 | 0.92 ± 0.24 | 1.29 ± 0.92 △ | 1.51 ± 1.46 | 0.8 ± 0.23 |
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Zou, L.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Tian, X.; Xiao, T.; Liu, X.; Yeung, A.S.; Liu, J.; Wang, X.; Yang, Q. The Effects of Tai Chi Chuan Versus Core Stability Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function in Aging Individuals with Non-Specific Chronic Lower Back Pain. Medicina 2019, 55, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55030060
Zou L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tian X, Xiao T, Liu X, Yeung AS, Liu J, Wang X, Yang Q. The Effects of Tai Chi Chuan Versus Core Stability Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function in Aging Individuals with Non-Specific Chronic Lower Back Pain. Medicina. 2019; 55(3):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55030060
Chicago/Turabian StyleZou, Liye, Yanjie Zhang, Yang Liu, Xiaopei Tian, Tao Xiao, Xiaolei Liu, Albert S. Yeung, Jing Liu, Xueqiang Wang, and Qing Yang. 2019. "The Effects of Tai Chi Chuan Versus Core Stability Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function in Aging Individuals with Non-Specific Chronic Lower Back Pain" Medicina 55, no. 3: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55030060