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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Effect of Tai Chi Combined with Mental Imagery on Cutaneous Microcirculatory Function and Blood Pressure in a Diabetic and Elderly Population.

Abdulrahman Alsubiheen, Jerrold Petrofsky, Wonjong Yu, Haneul Lee

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Abdulrahman AlsubiheenDepartment of Physical Therapy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Jerrold PetrofskySchool of Physical Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV 89014, USA.
Wonjong YuDepartment of Physical Therapy, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea.
Haneul LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8021-2032
Eulji University · KRGachon University · KRKing Saud University · SATouro University Nevada · US

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University 0000000National Research Foundation of Korea Grant 2018R1C1B5041814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi (TC) training combined with mental imagery (MI) on blood pressure and cutaneous microcirculatory function in individuals with diabetes and age-matched healthy subjects. All subjects participated in a one-hour Yang style TC exercise with MI twice per week for 8 weeks. An activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) measurement, a single-leg stance (SLS), a functional reach test (FRT), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and skin blood flow were assessed. All functional outcomes were significantly improved in both groups, and systolic and diastolic blood pressures were lower in both groups after the TC training (

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blood flowblood pressurediabetesmental imageryTai Chi

Identifiers

PMID32947783
PMCPMC7551023
OpenAlexW3085847174

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