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Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease who had experienced falls were placed in a 12 week Tai Chi program. The study group showed improvement in balance at the end of the study and fewer falls during the 6-month follow-up than the control group.

Abstract:
Objectives:
To examine the effects of Tai Chi on balance and functional mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, and determine whether fall incidence could be reduced by the Tai Chi exercise. 
Design:
Single blinded randomized control trial with 6 months' follow-up. A hospital and general community. Patients (n=76) diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, over 40 years old, able to walk independently and fell at least one time during the past 12 months. The Tai Chi group (n=37) received 24-form Yang style Tai Chi exercise for 60 minutes each time, three times a week and lasted for 12 weeks. The control group (n=39) received no intervention. 
Results:
The Tai Chi group improved more than the control group on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS (p<0.05), but there was no difference on Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS III) scores and Timed Up&Go (p>0.05). During the 6-month follow-up, only 8 (21.6%) out of 37 patients in the Tai Chi group had experience of falls comparing to 19 (48.7%) out of 3)9 patients in the control group (p<0.05). The average times of falls were 0.30±0.62 in the Tai Chi group compared with 0.64±0.74 in the control group (p<0.05). 
Conclusion:
Our findings suggested that Tai Chi exercise could improve the balance and decrease the fall risks in patients with Parkinson's disease. 
Link:
Gao, Qiang, et al. “Effects of Tai Chi on Balance and Fall Prevention in Parkinson's Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial.” Clinical Rehabilitation, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2014, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24519923.
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