Community-based Yang-style Tai Chi is safe and feasible in chronic stroke: A pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-131

  Taylor Piliae, Ruth E ^a   Coull, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; STROKE; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856361767     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511419381     Document Type: Article

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