Effect of Tai Chi on body balance: Randomized controlled trial in elderly men with dizziness

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-253

  MacIaszek, Janusz ^a   Osinski, Wieslaw ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body Balance; Dizziness; Elderly Men; Randomized Controlled Trial; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; TAI JI;

EID: 84858629490     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X1250019X     Document Type: Article

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