Long-term tai chi practitioners found to have improved knee and ankle proprioception.

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong compared knee and ankle proprioception among elderly adults who were long-term tai chi practitioners, swimmers, runners or who were sedentary. The long-term tai chi practitioners had better knee and ankle proprioception than the sedentary group and better ankle proprioception than the swimming and running group as well. [...]

Study finds improvements in balance, functional mobility and fear of falling among older woman after three months of tai chi.

Researchers at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah GA designed this study to determine the effects of tai chi among older woman. Older woman living in retirement communities took 30-minute tai chi classes twice weekly for three months. At the end of the study there were statistically significant improvements in balance, functional mobility and fear [...]

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