Blake Holly, Hawley Helen
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
Curr Aging Sci. 2012 Feb;5(1):19-27. doi: 10.2174/1874609811205010019.
Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese form of conditioning exercise derived from martial arts and rooted in eastern philosophy and Chinese Medicine. Based on the inter-relatedness of mind, body and spirit this form of exercise focuses on producing an inner calmness which is thought to have both physical and psychological therapeutic value. This article provides a brief overview of selected current evidence examining the relationship between Tai Chi and physical, neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes in older people. This is an emerging and growing area of research and improvements have often been reported in health functioning, physical and emotional health, reducing falls, fear of falling and risk of falls, and possibly enhancing cardiovascular functioning in older adults although the effects on bone density, cognitive and immunological functioning are less clear. Results overall are inconsistent and health improvements have not been evident in all studies. Tai Chi is becoming increasingly popular in practice, and more recent evidence is emerging which is based on experimental and longitudinal designs, although many of the proposed benefits of Tai Chi are yet to be validated in large, randomised controlled trials.
太极拳是一种源自武术、植根于东方哲学和中医的中国传统健身运动。基于身心与精神的相互关联性，这种运动形式着重于产生一种内心的平静，人们认为这具有生理和心理治疗价值。本文简要概述了目前有关太极拳与老年人身体、神经认知及社会心理结果之间关系的部分证据。这是一个正在兴起且不断发展的研究领域，尽管对骨密度、认知和免疫功能的影响尚不清楚，但在健康功能、身心健康、减少跌倒、跌倒恐惧和跌倒风险以及可能增强老年人心血管功能方面，常常有改善的报告。总体结果并不一致，并非所有研究中健康状况都有明显改善。太极拳在实践中越来越受欢迎，基于实验和纵向设计的最新证据也不断涌现，不过太极拳许多所谓的益处尚未在大型随机对照试验中得到验证。
