Effect of 4- and 8-wk Intensive Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in the Elderly
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Vol. 36 (4) , 648-657
- https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000121941.57669.bf
Abstract
TSANG, W. W. N., and C. W. Y. HUI-CHAN. Effect of 4- and 8-wk Intensive Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in the Elderly. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 648–657, 2004.PurposeThe objective of this study was to examine whether 4 and/or 8 wk of intensive Tai Chi practice could iKeywords
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