Tai Chi and vestibular rehabilitation effects on gaze and whole-body stability

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 467-478

  McGibbon, Chris A ^a,c   Krebs, David E ^b,c,d   Wolf, Steven L ^f   Wayne, Peter M ^c,e   Scarborough, Donna Moxley ^b,c   Parker, Stephen W ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaze stability; Tai Chi; Vestibular rehabilitation; Vestibulopathy; Whole body stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAZE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; TAI JI; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 15244340163     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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