Knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
Conditions
Interventions
Optimize Tai Chi group:Optimize Tai Chi
Ten-style Tai Chi group:Yang's Ten Styles of Tai Chi
Sponsors
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria for professional Tai Chi athletes: (1) Martial arts first-level athlete and above; (2) Aged 50-80 years, have received regular Taijiquan martial arts routine training for >= 10 years; (3) Good health, no history of lower extremity joint disease; (4) No lower extremity joint pain during Tai Chi training or after training; (5) Taijiquan practice times >= 3 times per week after retirement, and each training session is >= 60 minutes; (6) Those who participated voluntarily and signed the informed consent form. 2. Inclusion criteria for long-term Tai Chi practitioners: (1) Aged 50-80 years; (2) The number of Taijiquan exercises per week is >= 3 times, each training session is >= 60 minutes, and the boxing age is >= 10 years; (3) There is no lower extremity joint pain during or after Tai Chi training; (4) Good health, no history of lower extremity joint disease; (5) Those who participated voluntarily and signed the informed consent form. 3. Inclusion criteria for those without KOA symptoms: (1) Those who have no symptoms and diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis after diagnosis by clinicians; (2) Aged 50-80 years; (3) Have no previous experience in Taijiquan practice, and have only started practicing Taijiquan in the past three months and mastered the Taiji Duan Duanquan (Yang's Eight-style Taijiquan) created by the State Sports General Administration; (4) There is no lower extremity joint pain during or after Tai Chi training; (5) The number of Tai Chi exercises per week is >= 3 times, and each training session is >= 60 minutes; (6) Those who participated voluntarily and signed the informed consent form. 4. KOA inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the clinical diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis; (2) Imaging diagnosis of knee osteophyte formation; (3) Aged 50-80 years; (4) The K/L grading of knee X-ray films is grade 1-4, and the person can independently walk on level ground for at least 8 meters and go up and down 8 steps; (5) The knee joint VAS score in daily activities within 1 week before the test is 10-60mm; (6) Maintain the original daily dietary pattern during the trial period and avoid major changes; (7) Those who participated voluntarily and signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Various acute, infectious, infectious diseases, visceral insufficiency; 2. Other diseases of the nervous system and musculoskeletal system affect gait, such as stroke, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, plantar fasciitis, low back pain, etc.; 3. Those who have used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids within 24 hours before the test; have received drug treatment, modern or traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation methods within the past 2 weeks; those who have undergone intra-articular steroid injection or arthroscopic surgery within the past 3 months and have a history of surgery; have undergone intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection within the past 6 months; are planning to undergo total knee replacement within 1 year; 4. Long-term regular aerobic exercise (>= 3 times a week for more than 3 months is a long-term regularity); 5. Severe cognitive impairment [Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA < 18 points)]; 6. Those who cannot cooperate with evaluation and treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gait analysis;EMG;Metabolic biomarkers;Muscle strength;Muscle mass; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index;Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score;Kinesiophobia;Symptoms and Signs/Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Xiangbin
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed