THE EFFECT OF TAI CHI TRAINING ON ANKLE PROPRIOCEPTION IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY

Authors

HAO SUN, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITYFollow
ZHUFENG SHAO, SHANDONG SPORT UNIVERSITYFollow
QI WANG, SHANDONG SPORT UNIVERSITYFollow
QIPENG SONG, SHANDONG SPORT UNIVERSITYFollow
DANIEL T.P. FONG, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITYFollow

Category

Rehabilitation

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of Tai Chi training on ankle proprioception in participants with Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI). Design: Randomized controlled trial. Method: Forty participants with CAI were randomly divided into a Tai Chi group and a control group, with 20 participants in each group. The Tai Chi group underwent 24-styled simplified Tai Chi rehabilitation training 3 times a week for 8 weeks, while the Control group did not undergo any rehabilitation training. The angular displacement of ankle proprioception (kinesthesia) was collected from both groups before and after rehabilitation training for data analysis. Result: After 8 weeks of training, participants in the Tai Chi group showed significant improvement in ankle proprioception (p

Recommended Citation

SUN, HAO; SHAO, ZHUFENG; WANG, QI; SONG, QIPENG; and FONG, DANIEL T.P. (2022) "THE EFFECT OF TAI CHI TRAINING ON ANKLE PROPRIOCEPTION IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 165.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol40/iss1/165