Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effect of Tai Chi on reducing falls of elderly living at home systemically.Methods Databases such as Cochrane Library,Medline,High Wire,EBSCO host,CNKI and Wangfang Data between 2002-2012 were searched to collect randomized controlled trials related to Tai Chi and falls.And a total of 14 articles were qualified according to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria,and RevMan 5.02 was used to conduct comprehensive analysis.Results The incidence rate of Tai chi to reduce at least one fall by improving equilibrium sense and body flexibility of the elderly was 0.004.Compared with the control group,the standing time with one leg and eyes open in Tai chi group was WMD =8.99 [95％ CI (6.02,11.95),P ＜ 0.01],and the standing time with one leg and eyes closed in Tai chi group was that WMD =1.65,[95％ CI (1.18,2.11),P ＜ 0.01].Five investigations showed that Tai chi intervention could improve body flexibility.Conclusions Tai chi is beneficial to reduce falls of the elderly living at home by improving their equilibrium sense and body flexibility,which should be advocated and popularized. Key words: Elderly; Fall; Tai chi ; Systematic analysis
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