The duration and plantar pressure distribution during one-leg stance in Tai Chi exercise

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 640-645

  Mao, D W ^a   Li, J X ^b   Hong, Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance control; Centre of pressure; One leg stance; Plantar pressure distribution; Tai Chi exercise

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; INFORMATION USE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

BALANCE CONTROL; CENTRE OF PRESSURE; ONE-LEG STANCE; PLANTAR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TAI CHI EXERCISE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDING; TAI CHI; WALKING;

EID: 33744521677     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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