Effects of Ving Tsun sticking-hand training on lower limb sensorimotor performance among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults: a randomized controlled trial

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Louisa M. Y. Chung¹  Shirley S. M. Fong²  Young-Hyeon Bae³  Timothy T. T. Yam⁴  Yang Gao⁵  Hsing-Kuo Wang⁶  Jessie S. M. Chan⁷  Joanne W. Y. Chung⁸ 

[1] Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong;Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong;Hong Kong Martial Arts Institute, Kowloon, Hong Kong;Department of Healthcare and Public Health, Korea National Rehabilitation Center, Rehabilitation Research Institute, 01022, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Health Studies, The Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Kowloon, Hong Kong;Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, The Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong;School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan;School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong;School of Nursing and Health Studies, The Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Kowloon, Hong Kong;

关键词: Martial art;    Proprioception;    Muscle strength;    Muscle contraction speed;    Older adults;    Exercise;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13063-023-07133-2

 received in 2022-07-13, accepted in 2023-02-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo explore the effects of Ving Tsun (VT) sticking-hand training on knee joint proprioception and leg muscular performance among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.MethodsThirty-three middle-aged and older adults were randomly assigned to either the VT or control group. The VT group received sticking-hand training twice/week for 3 months. Data were collected before and after the intervention period. The primary outcome was knee joint repositioning error, which was measured using knee joint active repositioning tests. The secondary outcomes included the maximum muscle strength and time to maximum muscle strength of the major leg muscles.ResultsNo significant group, time, or group-by-time interaction effects were found for the knee joint repositioning error (p > 0.05). The maximum muscle strength of the knee flexors increased over time in the VT group only (p = 0.038). In addition, the time to maximum muscle strength in the hip extensors and flexors increased over time in both groups (p < 0.05). For the knee extensors and flexors, the time to maximum muscle strength increased in the control (p = 0.027) and VT (p = 0.019) groups, respectively, over time.ConclusionsVT sticking-hand training could improve the maximum muscle strength of the knee flexors but could not attenuate the age-related deterioration in leg muscle contraction speed nor improve knee joint proprioception among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03318289. Registered on 23 October 2017.

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