Study on the effects of different types of wheelchair Tai Chi exercises on hyperlipidemia elderly disabled patients'blood lipid and cardiovascular func
[Objective]To explore the effects of different types of wheelchair Tai Chi exercises on hyperlipidemia elderly disabled patients'blood lipid and cardiovascular function.[Methods]We selected 210 elderly patients with lower limb disability and hyperlipidemia from 16 communities in Wuchang District,Wuhan City.These patients were divided into 3 groups:70 pa-tients of wheelchair Taiji QianKun ball intervention group,70 patients of wheelchair Tai Chi intervention group and 70 patients of non-sport intervention group.And then we conducted these intervention activities for a period of 24 weeks.After that,we measured the blood lipid level and cardiovascular function indexes of these three groups of patients.[Results]1)Both interven-tions resulted in significant reductions in total cholesterol(TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),myocardial oxy-gen consumption index(HOI),pulmonary artery wedge pressure(PAWP),and whole blood viscosity(N),while significantly enhancing cardiac output(CO),left ventricular effective pumping index(VPEL),cardiac index(CI),and left ventricular stroke work index(SWI);2)Both interventions significantly improved arterial compliance(AC),and the changes in lipid components,including triglycerides(TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),apolipoprotein A1(ApoA1),and apolipoprotein B(ApoB),were statistically significant;3)The wheelchair Taiji QianKun ball group showed particularly outstanding perform-ance in improving microcirculation indicators,with significant reductions in microcirculation half-renewal rate(MHR),micro-circulation half-renewal time(MRT),and microcirculation average residence time(MST).[Conclusion]The long-term regularly exercise of wheelchair Taiji QianKun ball and wheelchair Tai Chi can effectively improve the blood lipid level and cardiovascular function of elderly patients with hyperlipidemia.By comparison,the effect of wheelchair Taiji QianKun ball exercise on impro-ving the blood lipid level and cardiovascular function of elderly patients with hyperlipidemia is better than that of wheelchair Tai Chi.
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