Efficacy of Tai Chi on lower limb function of Parkinson's disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At present, the effect of Tai Chi (TC) on lower limb function in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis on the influence of TC on lower limb function in PD patients.

Methods

According to the PRISMA guidelines, seven databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTS) were selected and screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. We assessed the quality of the studies using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and then extracted the characteristics of the included studies. The random effect model was adopted, and heterogeneity was measured by I ² statistic.

Results

A total of 441 articles were screened, and 10 high-quality RCTs were with a total of 532 patients with PD

SUBMITTER: Zhu PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929552 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature