The effects of Tai Chi Chuan on physiological function and fear of falling in the less robust elderly: An intervention study for preventing falls

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Zhang, Jian Guo ^a   Ishikawa Takata, Kazuko ^b   Yamazaki, Hideo ^c   Morita, Takae ^c   Ohta, Toshiki ^d  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fear of falling; Physiological function; Prevention of falls; Tai Chi exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENESCENCE; STANDING; TAI CHI; TRAINING; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TAI JI;

EID: 29144519334     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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