Tai Chi Chuan training to enhance microcirculatory function in healthy elderly men

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1176-1180

  Wang, Jong Shyan ^a   Lan, Ching ^c   Wong, May Kuen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide; Rehabilitation; Skin blood flow; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034854762     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.24305     Document Type: Article

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