Effects of Tai Chi combined with elastic band training on muscle and executive inhibitory function in older adults with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial based on fNIRS.
Background Resistance training benefits patients with sarcopenia. However, trials demonstrating the effectiveness of Tai Chi combined with elastic band training are sparse, and the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms remain unclear. Methods Forty-nine older sarcopenia patients (≥60 years) were recr...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00020729 AGA jtl: Age & Ageing issn: 00020729 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 55 iid: 4 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 193500090 10.1093/ageing/afag095 ppf: 1 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Effects of Tai Chi combined with elastic band training on muscle and executive inhibitory function in older adults with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial based on fNIRS. aug: au: Zhan, Shitao Wu, Shuya Ma, Qian Hu, Chenxu Hu, Hao Wang, Minjia affil: Department of Women's Health, Jinniu Maternity And Child Health Hospital of Chengdu, 12 Changyue Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610081, China School of Rehabilitation Medicine and Health, Hunan University of Medicine, 492 Jinxi South Road, Huaihua, Hunan Province, 418000, China School of Sport and Health, Sichuan Technology and Business University, 9 Min East Section, Meizhou Avenue, Meishan, Sichuan 620000, China School of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University, 1942 North Huandong Road, Eastern New Area, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 641418, China su: Executive function Randomized controlled trials Old age Skeletal muscle physiology Exercise physiology Data analysis Statistical significance Statistical sampling Tai chi Near infrared spectroscopy Hemodynamics Descriptive statistics Resistance training Combined modality therapy One-way analysis of variance Statistics Reaction time Data analysis software Sarcopenia Brain mapping Grip strength sug: subj: Executive function Randomized controlled trials Old age Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Skeletal muscle physiology Exercise physiology Data analysis Statistical significance Statistical sampling Tai chi Near infrared spectroscopy Hemodynamics Descriptive statistics Resistance training Combined modality therapy One-way analysis of variance Statistics Reaction time Data analysis software Sarcopenia Brain mapping Grip strength keyword: color copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 elastic band training executive inhibitory function fNIRS functional near-infrared spectroscopy grip strength health education https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag095 inLanguage:en muscle function muscle mass older adult older people prefrontal cortex publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42001466/ sarcopenia short physical performance battery tai chi tai ji color copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 elastic band training executive inhibitory function fNIRS functional near-infrared spectroscopy grip strength health education https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag095 inLanguage:en muscle function muscle mass older adult older people prefrontal cortex publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42001466/ sarcopenia short physical performance battery tai chi tai ji ab: Background Resistance training benefits patients with sarcopenia. However, trials demonstrating the effectiveness of Tai Chi combined with elastic band training are sparse, and the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms remain unclear. Methods Forty-nine older sarcopenia patients (≥60 years) were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: the Elastic Band Group (EBG) received elastic band training; the Combined Group (CG) received elastic band training combined with Tai Chi; the Health Education Group (HEG) received weekly health education via WeChat, focusing on sarcopenia-related precautions Muscle function was assessed pre- and post-intervention using grip strength, muscle mass, and Short Physical Performance Battery. Executive inhibitory function was evaluated using the colour-word Stroop task. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to simultaneously record cerebral hemodynamic changes in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Results After the 12-week intervention, within-group comparisons revealed no significant changes in any outcome measures in the HEG (P > .05). Both the EBG and CG demonstrated significant improvements compared to baseline in grip strength, muscle mass, physical performance, Stroop task reaction time, and PFC oxygenated haemoglobin concentration (P <.05). Additionally, the CG showed a significant increase in Stroop task accuracy (P <.05). Further between-group comparisons indicated that the CG exhibited significantly greater improvements in physical performance, executive inhibitory function, and PFC oxygenated haemoglobin concentration compared to the EBG (P <.05). Conclusions A 12-week Tai Chi combined with elastic band training program improves physical mobility, enhances executive inhibition, and promotes PFC activation in patients with sarcopenia, with superior efficacy compared to elastic band training alone. These findings provide neuroimaging evidence for the synergistic effects of the combined intervention in sarcopenia intervention. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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