ISSN: 2456-8090 (online)
DOI: 10.26440/IHRJ/0601.04532
SIU KAN LAW1*, DAWN CHING TUNG AU1, ALBERT WING NANG LEUNG2, CHUAN SHAN XU3
Cite this article as: Law SK, Au DCT, Leung AWN, Xu CS. “TaiChi” Exercise for Elderly Care. Int Healthc Res J. 2022;6(1):LE1-LE2. https://doi.org/10.26440/IHRJ/0601.04532
Author Affiliations:
1. Faculty of Science and Technology, The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong
2. School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, 31 Wylie Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
3. Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
Contact Corresponding Author at: siukanlaw[at]hotmail[dot]com
Dear Editor,
“TaiChi” is a traditional Chinese exercise for over a thousand years ago in China. This is a mind-body sports activity for maintaining the body's health. It also consists of motion in quiescence or active which is suitable for the elderly as an exercise. “TaiChi” concept is similar to the traditional Chinese medicine “Yin-Yang” theory. The exercise inspires the internal energy (Qi) to achieve body regulation for enhancing the defence and combat diseases.1
Growing evidence has shown that “TaiChi” benefited physical function and health-related diseases quality for the elderly. This was improved body balance, flexibility, and muscle strength as well as promoted confidence in the elderly less robust.2 The long-term practice of “TaiChi” was effective to prevent and treatment of diseases (Table 1).
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The above information demonstrates that a “TaiChi” exercise is good for elderly care because this is a non-pharmaceutical therapy to prevent diseases and keep the body healthy. It is more suitable and further developed to combine with other therapies for preventing and combating diseases.
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the concept, acquisition, and analysis of data, drafting of the article, and critical revision for important intellectual content.
Conflicts of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Funding/support: The authors received no funding source/grants or other materials support for this study.
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Submitted on: 06-Apr-2022; Accepted on: 28-Apr-2022