Efficacy and safety of Tai Chi for Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Ni, Xiaojia ^a,b   Liu, Shaonan ^a   Lu, Fuchang ^b   Shi, Xiaogeng ^a   Guo, Xinfeng ^a  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERG BALANCE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL REACH TEST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TAI CHI; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE PART III; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; GAIT; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; GAIT; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903195057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099377     Document Type: Review

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