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- Title
Effects of 16-Form Wheelchair Tai Chi on the Autonomic Nervous System among Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.
- Authors
Qi, Yan; Xie, Haixia; Shang, Yunlin; Wang, Lejun; Wang, Ce; He, Yalin; Niu, Wenxin; Shi, Dongliang
- Abstract
Objective. This study aims to investigate the effects of 16-form Wheelchair Tai Chi (WCTC16) on the autonomic nervous system among patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods. Twenty patients with chronic complete thoracic SCI were recruited. Equivital life monitoring system was used to record and analyze heart rate variability (HRV) of patients for five minutes before and after five consecutive sets of WCTC16, respectively. The analysis of HRV in the time domain included RR intervals, the standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN), and the root mean square of the differences between adjacent NN intervals (RMSSD). The analysis of HRV in the frequency domain included total power (TP), which could be divided into very-low-frequency area (VLFP), low-frequency area (LFP), and high-frequency area (HFP). The LF/HF ratio as well as the normalized units of LFP (LFPnu) and HFP (HFPnu) reflected the sympathovagal balance. Results. There was no significant difference in RR interval, SDNN, RMSSD, TP, HEP, VLFP, and LFP of SCI patients before and after WCTC16 exercise (P > 0.05). LFPnu and HF peak decreased, while HFPnu and LF/HF increased in SCI patients after WCTC16 exercise. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion. WCTC16 can enhance vagal activity and decrease sympathetic activity so that patients with chronic complete thoracic SCI can achieve the balanced sympathovagal tone.
- Subjects
VAGUS nerve physiology; AUTONOMIC nervous system; CLINICAL trials; EXERCISE physiology; HEART beat; SPINAL injuries; TAI chi; WHEELCHAIRS; STATISTICAL significance; RELATIVE medical risk; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), 2020, p1
- ISSN
1741-427X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2020/6626603