Tai Chi Research » vestibulopahty http://www.taichiresearch.com The Source for Tai Chi Research, Tai Chi Articles and Tai Chi Videos Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:06:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Tai chi improves whole body stability in individuals with vestibulopathy http://www.taichiresearch.com/1219/tai-chi-improves-whole-body-stability-in-individuals-with-vestibulopathy/ http://www.taichiresearch.com/1219/tai-chi-improves-whole-body-stability-in-individuals-with-vestibulopathy/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:03:08 +0000 David Bendall http://www.taichiresearch.com/?p=1219
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton Canada compared tai chi to vestibular rehabilitation among 26 individuals with vestibulopathy. The 26 individuals were randomly assigned to either 10 weeks of tai chi or 10 weeks of vestibular rehabilitation. Gaze stability improved more in the vestibular rehabilitation group while whole body stability and footfall stability during locomotion improved more in the tai chi group. Gaze stability was correlated to whole body stability in the vestibular rehabilitation group but not in the tai chi group. The findings suggest that both vestibular rehabilitation and tai chi benefit patients with vestibulopathy but through different mechanisms.

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