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ArticleSports medicine and health science2025

Combined effects of Tai-Chi gait with mediolateral ground support perturbation on dynamic balance control.

Jacob Smith, Troilyn Jackson, Wei Liu, Jonathan Gelfond, Hao-Yuan Hsiao

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Jacob SmithUniversity of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, TX, USA.
Troilyn JacksonUniversity of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, TX, USA.
Wei LiuUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Physical Therapy, TX, USA.
Jonathan GelfondUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine, TX, USA.
Hao-Yuan HsiaoUniversity of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, TX, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tai-Chi (TC) is a broadly used exercise that appeared to decrease the risk of falls. However, biomechanical mechanisms underlying the reduced fall risks following TC exercise remain unclear and hinder the ability to optimize TC intervention to target specific balance deficit disorders. In addition, combining TC gait exercise with ground support perturbation may be a viable approach to further challenge balance control compared to TC gait alone. The purpose of this study was to compare dynamic stability and limb support force production during comfortable walking speed (CWS), TC gait, and TC gait with medial (MED) and lateral (LAT) ground support perturbations in older and younger adults. Ten older adults and ten younger adults performed CWS, TC gait, LAT, and MED. Conditions involving TC gait showed decreased margin of stability (MoS) (main effect of condition,

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AgingBalanceDynamic stabilityGaitPerturbationTai-Chi

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PMID39991122
PMCPMC11846441

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