Effect of 12-week tai chi chuan exercise on peripheral nerve modulation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 924-929

  Hung, Jen Wen ^a   Liou, Chia Wei ^a   Wang, Pei Wen ^a   Yeh, Shu Hui ^b   Lin, Li Wei ^c   Lo, Sing Kai ^d   Tsai, Fu Mian ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Peripheral nerve modulation; Tai chi chuan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; TAI CHI; TAIWAN; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TAI JI; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350330437     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0445     Document Type: Article

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