Postural control in the elderly: Effect of a twelve week Tai Chi-Qigong intervention in healthy elderly

European Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 182-186

  Lindemann, Ulrich ^a,b   Hammer, W ^a   Muche, R ^a   Nikolaus, T H ^a   Becker, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb Donau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual task; Postural control; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QIGONG; SCORING SYSTEM; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0344739707     PISSN: 14391147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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