Effects of different periods of Tai Chi exercise on the kinesthesia of the lower limb joints of elderly women

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 462-469

  Cheng, Liang ^a   Chang, Shuwan ^a   Li, Jingxian ^b   Hong, Youlian ^c  

^a Sichuan Institute of Sports Skills   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHENGDU SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ankle; elderly women; knee; proprioception; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESTHESIA; KNEE FUNCTION; PHYSICIAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; TAI CHI; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TAI JI;

EID: 85028547272     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2017.1365300     Document Type: Article

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