CLINICAL RESEARCH e-ISSN 1643-3750 © Med Sci Monit, 2015; 21: 3054-3061 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.894243
Effect of Tai Chi Exercise Combined with Mental Imagery Theory in Improving Balance in a Diabetic and Elderly Population
Received: 2015.03.26 Accepted: 2015.07.30 Published: 2015.10.10
Authors’ Contribution: Study Design A Data Collection B Analysis C Statistical Data Interpretation D Manuscript Preparation E Literature Search F Funds Collection G
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Abdulrahman Alsubiheen Jerrold Petrofsky Noha Daher Everett Lohman Edward Balbas
1 Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, U.S.A. 2 Department of Physical Therapy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3 School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, U.S.A. 4 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Jerrold Petrofsky, e-mail: [email protected] Departmental sources
One of the effects of diabetes mellitus (DM), peripheral neuropathy, affects the sensation in the feet and can increase the chance of falling. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of Tai Chi (TC) training combined with mental imagery (MI) on improving balance in people with diabetes and an age matched control group. Seventeen healthy subjects and 12 diabetic sedentary subjects ranging from 40–80 years of age were recruited. All subjects in both groups attended a Yang style of TC class using MI strategies, 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks. Each session was one hour long. Measures were taken using a balance platform test, an Activitiesspecific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, a one leg standing test (OLS), functional reach test (FRT) and hemoglobin A1C. These measures were taken twice, pre and post-study, for both groups. Both groups experienced significant improvements in ABC, OLS, FRT (P
Effect of Tai Chi Exercise Combined with Mental Imagery Theory in Improving Balance in a Diabetic and Elderly Population
Received: 2015.03.26 Accepted: 2015.07.30 Published: 2015.10.10
Authors’ Contribution: Study Design A Data Collection B Analysis C Statistical Data Interpretation D Manuscript Preparation E Literature Search F Funds Collection G
ABCDEFG 1,2 ACDEF 1 ACDE 3 ADEG 1 ABE 4
Corresponding Author: Source of support:
Background:
Material/Methods:
Results:
Conclusions:
MeSH Keywords:
Full-text PDF:
Abdulrahman Alsubiheen Jerrold Petrofsky Noha Daher Everett Lohman Edward Balbas
1 Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, U.S.A. 2 Department of Physical Therapy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3 School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, U.S.A. 4 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Jerrold Petrofsky, e-mail: [email protected] Departmental sources
One of the effects of diabetes mellitus (DM), peripheral neuropathy, affects the sensation in the feet and can increase the chance of falling. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of Tai Chi (TC) training combined with mental imagery (MI) on improving balance in people with diabetes and an age matched control group. Seventeen healthy subjects and 12 diabetic sedentary subjects ranging from 40–80 years of age were recruited. All subjects in both groups attended a Yang style of TC class using MI strategies, 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks. Each session was one hour long. Measures were taken using a balance platform test, an Activitiesspecific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, a one leg standing test (OLS), functional reach test (FRT) and hemoglobin A1C. These measures were taken twice, pre and post-study, for both groups. Both groups experienced significant improvements in ABC, OLS, FRT (P
