Tai Chi for vestibulopathic balance dysfunction: A case study

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 60-66

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

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

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c MGH Biomotion Laboratory   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; TAI CHI; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; TAI JI; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 15244349900     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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