Tai chi found to significantly reduce the risk of falls among older adults.
April 6, 2009 by David Bendall · Leave a Comment
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta GA carried out a study designed to evaluate the effects of tai chi and computerized balance training on frailty and risk of falls. 200 people aged 70+ were divided between a tai chi group, a computerized balance group and a control group. Each intervention lasted 15 weeks. The tai chi group had a significantly reduced risk of falls and fear of falling compared with the control group while the computerized balance training group did not have significantly lower rates of falls. Furthermore there were favorable changes in biomedical and psychosocial measures of frailty in the tai chi group, including lowered blood pressure before and after a 12-minute walk and increased lower extremity range of motion.
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