Table 1.
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), neuromuscular function of knee and ankle at baseline and 12 weeks in Tai Chi Chuan group, Core Stability group and Control group.
| Parameters | Tai Chi Chuan | Core Stability Training | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | |
| VAS | 5.67 ± 0.81 | 3.47 ± 0.99 ** | 5.67 ± 0.72 | 4.27 ± 0.79 △△ | 5.85 ± 0.89 | 5.85 ± 0.8 |
| Knee | ||||||
| Endurance: (60°/s) | ||||||
| left extension | 0.98 ± 0.22 | 1.1 ± 0.32 ** | 1.01 ± 0.55 | 0.94 ± 0.11 △△ | 0.95 ± 0.26 | 0.8 ± 0.28 |
| Ankle | ||||||
| PT (Nm): 60°/s | ||||||
| left dorsiflexion | 13.99 ± 7.38 | 20.43 ± 4.83 | 12.1 ± 4.11 | 15.27 ± 5.1 △ | 14.23 ± 9.41 | 16.9 ± 4.49 |
| Endurance: (60°/s) | ||||||
| right plantar flexion | 2.10 ± 3.1 | 1.39 ± 0.78 * | 1.08 ± 0.75 | 1.32 ± 0.84 | 3.42 ± 7.39 | 0.96 ± 0.37 |
| left plantar flexion | 1.01 ± 0.36 | 1.36 ± 0.77 | 0.92 ± 0.24 | 1.29 ± 0.92 △ | 1.51 ± 1.46 | 0.8 ± 0.23 |
Note: ** = Tai-Chi Chuan group versus control group of the Week 12-minus-baseline assessment at the threshold of p < 0.01; △△ = Core Stability Training group versus control group of the Week 12-minus-baseline assessment at the threshold of p < 0.01. * = Tai Chi Chuan versus control group of Week 12-minuts-baseline at the threshold of p < 0.05; △ = Core Stability Training versus control of Week 12-minus-baseline assessment at the threshold of p < 0.05.