Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 814-820 , June 2006

Plantar Pressure Distribution During Tai Chi Exercise

  • De Wei Mao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
    • Shandong Institute of Physical Education and Sports, Jinan, Shandong, China
    • ,
  • Jing Xian Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
    • ,
  • Youlian Hong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Youlian Hong, PhD, Dept of Sports Science and Physical Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

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 Supported by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (project no. CUHK4360/00H).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00204-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.035

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 814-820 , June 2006

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