Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , January 2010

Effects of a 12-Week Tai Chi Chuan Program Versus a Balance Training Program on Postural Control and Walking Ability in Older People

  • Thierry Lelard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adaptations Physiologiques à l'Exercice et Réadaptation à l'Effort, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Pierre-Louis Doutrellot, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Adaptations Physiologiques à l'Exercice et Réadaptation à l'Effort, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens Cedex, France
    • Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Pascal David, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adaptations Physiologiques à l'Exercice et Réadaptation à l'Effort, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Said Ahmaidi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Adaptations Physiologiques à l'Exercice et Réadaptation à l'Effort, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Said Ahmaidi, PhD, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Avenue P. Claudel, F-80025 Amiens Cedex, France

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00835-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.09.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , January 2010

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