Effects of Tai Chi on lower-limb myodynamia in the elderly people: A meta-analysis

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Liu, Bao ^a   Liu, Zhai Hua ^b   Zhu, Hui Er ^a   Mo, Jia Ci ^c   Cheng, Dong Hai ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c Jiulong Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Lower limb muscle strength; Meta analysis; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI;

EID: 80051772432     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(11)60029-0     Document Type: Article

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