Tai chi for improvement of motor function, balance and gait in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Yang, Yan ^a   Li, Xiang Yuan ^a   Gong, Li ^a   Zhu, Yun Liang ^a   Hao, Yan Lei ^a  

^a JINING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ENDURANCE; GAIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT MOBILITY; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; STEP LENGTH; STRETCHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING SPEED; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

GAIT; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TAI JI;

EID: 84904604193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102942     Document Type: Review

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