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  • J Nov Physiother 2022, Vol 12(11): 550

Effects of Yang Style Tai Chi Exercises Combined with Mental Imagery Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in Elderly

Farah Naqvi1, Misbah Ghous2* and Saira Jahn2
1Physical Therapist, Railway General Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author : Misbah Ghous, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, Email: drmisbahghous@gmail.com

Received Date: Nov 02, 2022 / Accepted Date: Nov 29, 2022 / Published Date: Nov 30, 2022

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of Yang style Tai Chi exercises combined with mental imagery training on balance and fall prevention in the elderly.

Methodology: It was a Randomized control trial, done on sixty patients. Participants were randomly assigned to either experimental group (63.94 ± 2.4 years) receiving motor imagery training with Tai Chi exercises while the control group (63.51 ± 2.7 years) performed only Tai Chi exercises for 8 weeks. Berg balance scale (BBS), Timed Up & Go test (TUG) mental imagery questionnaire-revised (MIQ-RS) and fall efficacy scale (FES) was used to evaluate the outcomes at baseline, 4th week and after 8th week of training.

Results: The results showed that 38(63.3%) were males and 22 (36.6%) were females. BBS, TUG test, MIQ-RS, and FES showed significant (p<0.001) improvement within-group analysis, whereas between-group analysis showed non-significant improvement (p>0.001) on all outcome measures except mental imagery questionnaire which showed significant difference post-intervention in both groups.

Conclusion: It is concluded that there was no significant difference between the groups while within-group significant difference was observed which showed that both techniques have equal effects on balance and fall prevention in the elderly.

Citation: Naqvi F, Ghous M, Jahn S (2022) Effects of Yang Style Tai Chi Exercises Combined with Mental Imagery Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in Elderly. J Nov Physiother 12: 550.

Copyright: © 2022 Naqvi F, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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