Augmented reality-assisted training with selected Tai-Chi movements improves balance control and increases lower limb muscle strength in older adults: A prospective randomized trial

• Published in: Journal of exercise science and fitness Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 142 - 147
• Main Authors: Chen, Po-Jung, Penn, I-Wen, Wei, Shun-Hwa, Chuang, Long-Ren, Sung, Wen-Hsu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier B.V 01.09.2020; The Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness; Elsevier
• Subjects: Augmented reality-assisted training; Exercise; Functional balance; Muscle strength; Original; Tai-Chi; virtual reality; Muscle strength; Timed Up and Go test; Functional Reach Test; Functional balance; augmented reality; traditional Tai-Chi; complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor; base of support; Exercise; electromyography; Augmented reality-assisted training; Berg Balance Scale; selected Tai-Chi; center of pressure; Tai-Chi; Functional Reach Test, FRT; Berg Balance Scale, BBS; virtual reality, VR; augmented reality, AR; traditional Tai-Chi, tTC; complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, CMOS; base of support, BOS; center of pressure, COP; selected Tai-Chi, sTC; Timed Up and Go test, TUG; electromyography, EMG

Tai-Chi benefits older adults by enhancing balance control and increasing the muscle strength of the lower limbs. However, a complete set of traditional Tai-Chi exercises is sometimes too difficult for beginners. We investigated whether practicing augmented reality-assisted training with selected Ta...