Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on balance in women with multiple sclerosis

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-60

  Azimzadeh, Elaheh ^a   Hosseini, Mohammad Ali ^a   Nourozi, Kian ^a   Davidson, Patricia Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Multiple sclerosis; Tai Chi Chuan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; TAI JI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926406807     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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