The goal of this prospective study is to investigate the effects of 3 months seated Tai Chi (TC) practice on the eye-hand coordination and sitting balance control of subjects with Parkinson's disease. The main objective it aims to answer are the effects of seated TC training on: * Shoulder joint range of motion; * Eye-hand coordination; * Dynamic sitting balance control; and * Quality of life in individuals with Parkinson's disease Researchers compared seated TC training with a control group to see if it improved the aforementioned outcomes. Participants completed: * 3-month TC training of 24 sessions in total * two sessions per week and each session lasted for 1-hour * went on with their usual physical activities and routines outside the training
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
56
3-month seated Tai Chi training (24 sessions in total) given to Parkinson's disease patients
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Shoulder mobility
Shoulder flexion range of motion
Time frame: Immediate after 3-month training period
Eye-Hand Coordination Test
Reaction time, movement time, accuracy
Time frame: Immediate after 3-month training period
Dynamic sitting balance
Participants were assessed using the Sequential Weight Shifting Test where they were seated on a force platform equipped with four load cells capable of measuring forces ranging from 40 to 400 pounds to calculate their accuracy of centre of pressure shifts during the test
Time frame: Immediate after 3-month training period
Quality of life of Parkinson's disease patients
Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39)
Time frame: Immediate after 3-month training period
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