Does different exercise have the same effect of health promotion for the elderly? Comparison of training-specific effect of Tai Chi and swimming on motor control

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Wong, Alice M K ^a,b   Chou, Shih Wei ^a,b   Huang, Shu Chun ^a   Lan, Ching ^c   Chen, Hsieh Ching ^d   Hong, Wei Hsien ^e   Chen, Carl P C ^a,b   Pei, Yu Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance; Eye hand coordination of elderly; Swimming; Tai Chi Chuan (TCC)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SWIMMING; TAI JI;

EID: 79960082881     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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