太极拳改善老年人平衡的研究进展

Development of Researches on Taijiquan in Improving the Balance of the Aged

目前关于太极拳对老年人平衡影响的研究日渐增多,但结果很不一致。本文从平衡的不同测量方法着手,对近年来的相关研究作以综述,发现各研究中的平衡测量方法、受试者健康状况、太极拳练习的时间和种类以及对照组的运动史都不尽相同,因此造成结果的差异。本文也展望了未来研究的方向。

The researches on Taijiquan regarding its improvement of the balance of the aged havebeen increasing in number. The results, however, are inconsistent. The paper elaborates on the relatedresearches in the recent years, in which a big difference has been found in balance measurement,health of subjects, types and duration of practising Taijiquan and the history of exercise of the controlgroup. The paper also points out the direction for future research.