Tai Chi exercise and stroke rehabilitation

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 9-22

  Taylor Piliae, Ruth E ^a   Haskell, William L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Blood pressure; Depression; Mood; Rehabilitation; Review; Stroke; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

BALANCE DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHILOSOPHY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVOR; TAI CHI;

AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TAI JI;

EID: 34547653557     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1404-9     Document Type: Review

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