How Tai Chi improves balance: Biomechanics of recovery to a walking slip in impaired seniors

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Gatts, Strawberry K ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie Hines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Dynamic balance recovery; Falls; Gait; Human locomotion; Posture; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; BALANCE DISORDER; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEEL; HIP; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE SURGERY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MASS; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAI CHI; TRAINING; UNSTEADINESS; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TAI JI; WALKING;

EID: 33845932959     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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