ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Effects of Body Weight Support-Tai Chi Footwork Training on Balance Control and Walking Function in Stroke Survivors with Hemiplegia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- The effects of suspension-supported training on dynamic balance capacity in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis enhanced by XGBoost machine learning.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Network Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise on Stroke Patients.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of exercise on balance function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong on the mobility of stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Modified Baduanjin improves balance function in subacute stroke survivors: a randomized controlled study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
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- Muscle Energy Technique plus Neurac Method in Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia Complicated by Diabetes Mellitus and Assessment of Quality of Life.Disease markers · 2022Trial
- Optimal exercise modalities for enhancing motor function recovery after stroke: a Bayesian systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Muscle synergies and functional network organization underlying Tai Chi movements: a pilot cross-Sectional study towards a personalized Neuromechanical Baseline.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of different exercise interventions on balance and cognitive functions in stroke patients: A network meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Current Trends in Gait Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Advances in balance training to prevent falls in stroke patients: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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- Effect of Tai Chi Yunshou training on the balance and motor functions of stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Effect and Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine Exercise Therapy on Stroke Recovery.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Review
- Effects of Gaze Stabilization Exercises on Gait, Plantar Pressure, and Balance Function in Post-Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Emerging Trends and Hotspots in Tai Chi Fall Prevention: Analysis and Visualization.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Intervention Effect of Rehabilitation Robotic Bed Under Machine Learning Combined With Intensive Motor Training on Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTai Chi (TC) is known to enhance balance control and walking function in stroke survivors. However, motor disorders in stroke patients may limit the implementation of TC exercise and increase the risk of falling. The body weight support (BWS) device can provide protection during the early rehabilitation of stroke survivors using an overhead suspension system. Theoretically, combining TC with BWS may be an effective intervention for stroke survivors. This study aimed to examine the effects of body weight support-Tai Chi training on balance control and walking function in stroke survivors with hemiplegia.
methodsSeventy-one stroke survivors with hemiplegia aged 30-75 years were randomly allocated to the control group (
resultsAfter training, significant between-group differences were observed in the scores for overall, forward, left, right, forward-left, and forward-right directional control in the limits-of-stability test (
conclusionsThe 12-week BWS-TC training may enhance dynamic balance and walking function in stroke survivors with hemiplegia.
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