A Study On The Effect Of Wuqinxi Exercise On The Proprioception And Balance Function Of Eldely Female Patients With KOA

Purpose:In this study, elderly female patients with KOA were objects. their balance, proprioception function and other indicators were determined and recorded after a long-term practise of Wuqinxi, on the basic of which we would explore the effect of Wuqinxi on the balance, proprioception and clinical symptoms of the objects. We also would explore its mechanism, in order to provide new methods and theoretical support for patients of KOA and new ways of thinking for health fitness effects of Wuqinxi.Methods:4060-70year-old female KOA patients who had received the same clinical treatment were randomly divided into experimental team(n=20) and control group (n=20) and another20healthy women at the same age were also randomly selected as healthy group. Experimental group did a six-month practice of Wuqinxi, while control and healthy group could not do any form of regular sports activities. At the third and sixth month after the experiment, body weight, BMI, percentage of body fat, lower extremity response latencies, jump height and no pain ROM, proprioception and balance function of the affected limb, the WOMAC scale were detected.Result:The body weight, BMI and the percentage of body fat of KOA patients can be reduced by long-term wuqingxi exercise,which could also effectively improve, the reaction time of lower limbs, the vertical jump height and the painless ROM of knee-joint without pain can be effectively reduce the active and passive30°and60°angle reconstruction error of KOA patients;Availably improve the sagittal and lateral stable ability, enhance their stable limit, and decrease the fall risk; Clinical medical treatment should effectively relieve pain, spasticity, action limited and improve their body function, but the effective can not lasting for a long time. However, combine clinical medical treatment with Wuqinxi can make a long-term effect.Conclusion:It is good for middle-aged and elderly patients with KOA to practise Wuqinxi in a long term, which can effectively improve the proprioceptive function, dynamic and static balance of Knee and reduce their risk of falls. The effect may be related to the decrease of body weight and percentage of body fat and the increase of strength, reactive speed and ROM of the affective knee. Clinical treatment can effectively alleviate the KOA patients with symptoms such as pain, stiffness and behavior limited, but the clinical treatment with Wuqinxi practice seems to be able to make the effect more pronounced and lasting.