Effects of Ai-Chi on balance, functional mobility, strength and fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-437

  Bayraktar, Deniz ^a   Guclu Gunduz, Arzu ^a   Yazici, Gokhan ^a   Lambeck, Johan ^b   Batur Caglayan, Hale Zeynep ^a   Irkec, Ceyla ^a   Nazliel, Bijen ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ai Chi; aquatic therapy; balance; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AI CHI; AQUATIC EXERCISE; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ONE LEG STANDING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PILOT STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDING; SWIMMING POOL; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; WALKING TEST;

AI-CHI; AQUATIC THERAPY; BALANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887915105     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130974     Document Type: Article

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