Effect of a Tai Chi Chuan Slow Walking Intervention on Balance and Mobility in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

In people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) balance impairments may lead to increased falls and mobility loss. In quiet stance, people with MS display greater postural sway than healthy controls. Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that has decreased the risk of falling in frail elderly individuals (Wolf et...

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Main Author: Averill, Julianna
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2013
Subjects:
MS
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/1105
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2277&context=theses