Yin and Yang: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Investigating Physical and Psychological Effects Following a 6-Month Taiji (T'ai Chi) and Qigong (Ch'i Kung) Intervention With Older Adults
Yang, Yang
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Title
Yin and Yang: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Investigating Physical and Psychological Effects Following a 6-Month Taiji (T'ai Chi) and Qigong (Ch'i Kung) Intervention With Older Adults
Author(s)
Yang, Yang
Issue Date
2005
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Karl Rosengren
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Physical
Language
eng
Abstract
The results of the quantitative study suggest that a 2-month Taiji intervention on healthy older adults yielded improvement in balance, lower body strength, and appropriate adaptive responses in situations of inaccurate or conflicting sensory stimuli. Taiji practitioners also adopted significantly wider stance widths than their control group counterparts. The adoption of a wider stance may be one mechanism contributing to the observed improvements in functional balance.
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