Foot forces induced through Tai Chi push-hand exercises

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 395-404

  Wong, Shiu Hong ^a   Ji, Tianjian ^a   Hong, Youlian ^b,c   Fok, Siu Lun ^d   Wang, Lin ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHENGDU SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Ground reaction forces; Plantar force distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS;

BALANCE TRAINING; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; GROUND REACTION FORCES; LOW IMPACTS; OLDER ADULTS; OLDER PEOPLE; SENSOR SYSTEMS; VERTICAL FORCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; FOOT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUSH HAND EXERCISE; STANDING; TAI CHI;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TAI JI; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84888784247     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.29.4.395     Document Type: Article

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