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PLOS ONE
卷 16, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242963
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资金
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) [K01 HL128791, R21 AT005501-01A1, K24 AT009282]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) [R03-AG025037, 1K01 AG044543-01A1]
- Irving and Edyth S. Usen and Family Chair in Geriatric Medicine at Hebrew SeniorLife
- NCCIH from the National Institutes of Health [T32AT000051]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan [NSC 102-2911-I-008-001]
- Harvard Catalyst [5 KL2 RR025757-04]
The study explored the association between Tai Chi training and lower extremity muscle co-contraction levels, indicating that long-term Tai Chi training may benefit gait and postural control. Further randomized trials with longer durations and larger sample sizes are needed to evaluate the impact of Tai Chi on neuromuscular coordination.
Background Tai Chi (TC) mind-body exercise has been shown to reduce falls and improve balance and gait, however, few studies have evaluated the role of lower extremity muscle activation patterns in the observed benefits of TC on mobility. Purpose To perform an exploratory analysis of the association between TC training and levels of lower extremity muscle co-contraction in healthy adults during walking under single-task (ST) and cognitive dual-task (DT) conditions. Methods Surface electromyography of the anterior tibialis and lateral gastrocnemius muscles was recorded during 90 sec trials of overground ST (walking normally) and DT (walking with verbalized serial subtractions) walking. A mean co-contraction index (CCI), across all strides, was calculated based on the percentage of total muscle activity when antagonist muscles were simultaneously activated. A hybrid study design investigated long-term effects of TC via a cross-sectional comparison of 27 TC experts and 60 age-matched TC-naive older adults. A longitudinal comparison assessed the shorter-term effects of TC; TC-naive participants were randomly allocated to either 6 months of TC training or to usual care. Results Across all participants at baseline, greater CCI was correlated with slower gait speed under DT (beta(95% CI) = -26.1(-48.6, -3.7)) but not ST (beta(95% CI) = -15.4(-38.2, 7.4)) walking. Linear models adjusting for age, gender, BMI and other factors that differed at baseline indicated that TC experts exhibited lower CCI compared to TC naives under DT, but not ST conditions (ST: mean difference (95% CI) = -7.1(-15.2, 0.97); DT: mean difference (95% CI) = -10.1(-18.1, -2.4)). No differences were observed in CCI for TC-naive adults randomly assigned to 6 months of TC vs. usual care. Conclusion Lower extremity muscle co-contraction may play a role in the observed benefit of longer-term TC training on gait and postural control. Longer-duration and adequately powered randomized trials are needed to evaluate the effect of TC on neuromuscular coordination and its impact on postural control.
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