Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.
Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1
tai chi exercise intervention,two times a week and each time cost one hour
Laozhuang Popular activity center
Taipei, Taiwan
height
Measuring the height of the subject
Time frame: 1 min
Weight
Measuring the weight of the subject
Time frame: 1 min
Muscle strength
measuring how many times of "sit and down" can he do in 30 secs
Time frame: 1 min
Endurance
measuring how many times can he do "knee pull-in" in 2 mins
Time frame: 2 mins
Heart rate
measuring heart rate before and after knee pull-in
Time frame: 2 mins
Softness(sit and reach test)
sitting on the floor with legs stretched out straight ahead, With the palms facing downwards, and the hands on top of each other or side by side, the subject reaches forward along the measuring line as far as possible.
Time frame: 1 min
balance(One foot station)
measuring how long can he stand in one foot
Time frame: 2 mins
walking
walking for 10 meters and measuring how long participants take
Time frame: 1 min
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