太极拳对老年人平衡能力影响的实验研究

Experimental study of the effects of Taijiquan on the balancing ability of the elderly

通过分析太极拳练习对老年人步态的影响,探讨运用太极拳练习提高老年人平衡能力的可行性。结果表明,6个月的太极拳练习可延缓老年人足后跟达到最大压力的时间随增龄而降低的趋势,提高老年人缓冲身体重量的能力;6个月的太极拳练习可显著减小足底压力中心在额状轴的摆动幅度,有效增加老年人行走过程中身体重心的稳定性。

By analyzing the effects of the Taijiquan exercise on the walking of the elderly, the author probed into the feasibility of applying the Taijiquan exercise to enhance the balancing ability of the elderly, and revealed the following findings： the six-month Taijiquan exercise can delay the trend of the time for the back heel of the elderly to reach its maximum pressure getting shorter as they get older, thus enhance their ability to absorb their body weight; the six-month Taijiquan exercise can significantly reduce the magnitude of swinging of the sole pressure center around the forehead like axis, thus effectively increase the stability of the body center of gravity of the elderly when they are walking.