The effect of supervised Tai Chi intervention compared to a physiotherapy program on fall-related clinical outcomes: A randomized clinical trial

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 196-201

  Tousignant, Michel ^a   Corriveau, Hélène ^a   Roy, Pierre Michel ^a   Desrosiers, Johanne ^a   Dubuc, Nicole ^a   Hébert, Réjean ^a   Tremblay Boudreault, Valérie ^a   Beaudoin, Audrée Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance exercise; fall prevention; older people; physical therapy; self efficacy; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF EFFICACY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83655198224     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.591891     Document Type: Article

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