Physical and psychological attributes in elderly Chinese martial art practitioners : implications for fall prevention

Shirley S. M. Fong; Shamay S. M. Ng; Karen P. Y. Liu; X. Guo

Physical and psychological attributes in elderly Chinese martial art practitioners : implications for fall prevention

Shirley S. M. Fong, Shamay S. M. Ng, Karen P. Y. Liu, X. Guo

School of Health Sciences

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Abstract

It is well known that improving musculoskeletal health and balance ability through regular exercise can reduce falls and fall-related fractures, and also improve balance confidence in the elderly. Ving Tsun (VT) is a traditional Chinese martial art that has the potential to be developed into a new form of fall-prevention exercise. This study aimed to (1) compare the radial bone strength, lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance and balance self-efficacy between VT practitioners and non-practitioners; and (2) identify the relationships between lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance, and balance self-efficacy among the VT-trained elder participants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Hong Kong Primary Care Conference & 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference (HKPCC 2014): With the Patients, For the Patients: Achieving Health Equity in Primary Care: Program and Abstract Book, 6-9 June 2014
Publisher	Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Pages	110-110
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Hong Kong Primary Care Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → …

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Conference	Hong Kong Primary Care Conference
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Fong, S. S. M., Ng, S. S. M., Liu, K. P. Y., & Guo, X. (2014). Physical and psychological attributes in elderly Chinese martial art practitioners : implications for fall prevention. In Hong Kong Primary Care Conference & 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference (HKPCC 2014): With the Patients, For the Patients: Achieving Health Equity in Primary Care: Program and Abstract Book, 6-9 June 2014 (pp. 110-110). Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.

Fong, Shirley S. M. ; Ng, Shamay S. M. ; Liu, Karen P. Y. et al. / Physical and psychological attributes in elderly Chinese martial art practitioners : implications for fall prevention. Hong Kong Primary Care Conference & 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference (HKPCC 2014): With the Patients, For the Patients: Achieving Health Equity in Primary Care: Program and Abstract Book, 6-9 June 2014. Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, 2014. pp. 110-110

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Physical and psychological attributes in elderly Chinese martial art practitioners : implications for fall prevention. / Fong, Shirley S. M.; Ng, Shamay S. M.; Liu, Karen P. Y. et al.
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