Effects of Aging and Tai Chi on Finger-Pointing Toward Stationary and Moving Visual Targets

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Kwok, Jasmine C ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W ^a   Tsang, William W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Exercise; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TAI CHI; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TAI JI;

EID: 73049100663     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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