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简介:AwarmwelcometothisspecialissueoftheJournalofSportandHealthScience,whichisdevotedtoTaiJiQuananditswiderangeofapplications.TaiJiQuanisauniqueaspectofChineseculture,withahistoryextendingbackseveralcenturies.1AlthoughitevolvedfromthemartialartofWushu,2trainingandpracticeofTaiJiQuaninvolvesynchronizedexecutionofbodilymovementswithdeliberateintentionandrhythmicbreathing.Forthisreason,ithasoftenbeenviewedasahealingartfornurturingthehumanbody,wardingoffdiseases,andenhancingoverallhealthandwell-being.TheuniquecombinationofthesemartialandhealingdimensionshasmadeTaiJiQuanadistinctiveexercisemodalitythatattractspractitionersofallagesfromallwalksoflife.
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简介:Background:NostudieshavecomparedeffectivenessofresistancetrainingandTaiJiexerciseonrelievingsymptomsofkneeosteoarthritis(OA).Thepurposeofthestudywastoevaluateeffectsofa10-weekTaiJiandresistancetraininginterventiononimprovingOAsymptomsandmobilityinseniorswithkneeOA.Methods:Thirty-oneseniors(60-85years)wererandomlyassignedtoaTaiJiprogram(n=12),aresistancetrainingprogram(n=13),andacontrolgroup(n=6).AllparticipantscompletedtheWesternOntarioandMcMaster(WOMAC)OsteoarthritisIndexandperformedthreephysicalperformancetests(6-minwalk,timed-up-and-go,andtimedstairclimbanddescent)beforeandafterthe10-weekintervention.Results:Theparticipantsintheresistancetraininggroupsignificantlyimprovedonthetimed-up-and-gotest(p<0.001),theWOMACpainsubscore(p=0.006),WOMACstiffnesssub-score(p<0.001),andWOMACphysicalfunctionsub-score(p=0.011).TheTaiJigroupsignificantlyimprovedonthetimed-up-and-gotest(p<0.001),butnotontheWOMACscores.Conclusion:ResistancetrainingwaseffectiveforimprovingmobilityandimprovingthesymptomsofkneeOA.TaiJiwasalsoeffectiveforimprovingmobility,butdidnotimprovekneeOAsymptoms.
简介:1.BirthofCALLNETinShanghai,Feb1984TimJohnsofBirminghamUniversityconductedaCALLworkshop,thefirstinChina,atShanghaiJiaotongUniversity.Itwentsowellthatthe24partic-ipants,mostlyEFLteachersfrom15universitiesandinstitutes,foundedanassociationCALLNETwithZhangYanbingandtheauthorascoordinatorsandTimasconsultant.TimbroughtthenewstotheChi-neseUniversity,HongKong,andHerbertPiersonjoinedin.
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简介:1.IntroductionThearticlebyFinkandHouston1inthisspecialissueofJournalofSportandHealthScienceprovidesanexcellentexampleofimplementinganevidence-basedfallpreventionprograminrealcommunitieswithdiverseculturesofelderlypopulations.Althoughpreliminary,theprojectrevealedanumberofinterconnectedbarriersandfacilitatorsthatshedlightonpracticalimplications("lessonslearned")forpolicymakersandprogramprovidersregardingimplementationofanyevidence-basedintervention.WhileapplaudingFinkandHouston'seffort,inthiscommentaryweshareourexperienceswithTaiJiQuan:MovingforBetterBalance(TJQMBB)2inthestateofMaryland,withadiscussionofourownsetoflessonslearnedintermsofsuccessesandchallenges.
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简介:1.IntroductionWiththeincreaseinolderpopulationsworldwide1comesanincreasedhealthburdenrelatedtochronicdiseases.2–4Oneofthemostdisablingoftheseiskneeosteoarthritis(OA),whichoccursinmillionsofolderadultswhosubsequentlylivewithjointpainandstiffness,leadingtochronicdisabilityandadiminishedqualityoflife.5,6EpidemiologicalevidenceshowsahigherprevalenceofOAinolderadultslivinginurbanandrural