Can Tai Chi training impact fractal stride time dynamics, an index of gait health, in older adults? Cross-sectional and randomized trial studies.

PURPOSE:To determine if Tai Chi (TC) has an impact on long-range correlations and fractal-like scaling in gait stride time dynamics, previously shown to be associated with aging, neurodegenerative disease, and fall risk. METHODS:Using Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA), this study evaluated the im...

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Main Authors: Brian J Gow, Jeffrey M Hausdorff, Brad Manor, Lewis A Lipsitz, Eric A Macklin, Paolo Bonato, Vera Novak, Chung-Kang Peng, Andrew C Ahn, Peter M Wayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5636131?pdf=render