The effectiveness of selected Tai Chi exercises in a program of strategic rehabilitation aimed at improving the self-care skills of patients aroused from prolonged coma after severe TBI
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- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by International Scientific Information, Inc. in Medical Science Monitor
- Vol. 19, 767-772
Abstract
Background:Difficulties in self-care constitute a very common problem for patients recovering from prolonged coma after a severe TBI, and a major factor reducing their quality of life. Effective new rehabilitation programs that would help solve this ...Keywords
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