Impact of tai chi on impairment, functional limitation, and disability among preclinically disabled older people: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1400-1407

  Day, Lesley ^a   Hill, Keith D ^b   Jolley, Damien ^a   Cicuttini, Flavia ^a   Flicker, Leon ^c   Segal, Leonie ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Independent living; Rehabilitation; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LATE LIFE FUNCTION AND DISABILITY INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED SUN STYLE TAI CHI; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATED FLEXIBILITY EXERCISE; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAI JI;

EID: 84864365634     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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