Biomechanical characteristics of stepping in older Tai Chi practitioners

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-366

  Wu, Ge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Mental distraction; Stepping; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEPPING; TAI CHI;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAI JI; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864365139     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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