The characteristics of foot movements in Tai Chi Chuan

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-28

  Ka, Wai Chau ^a   Mao, De Wei ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Foot movements; Tai Chi Chuan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TAI CHI; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; TAI JI; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33645562196     PISSN: 10578315     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620500528216     Document Type: Article

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