Complexity-based measures inform tai chi’s impact on standing postural control in older adults with peripheral neuropathy
Open Access
- 16 April 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 13 (1) , 87
Abstract
Tai Chi training enhances physical function and may reduce falls in older adults with and without balance disorders, yet its effect on postural control as quantified by the magnitude or speed of center-of-pressure (COP) excursions beneath the feet is less clear. We hypothesized that COP metrics derived from complex systems theory may better capture the multi-component stimulus that Tai Chi has on the postural control system, as compared with traditional COP measures.Keywords
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