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EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS

TAI JI QUAN: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE

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Fuzhong Li, Ph.D., Peter Harmer, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathleen Fitzgerald, M.D., Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., M.P.H., Ronald Stock, M.D., Johnny Galver, P.T., Gianni Maddalozzo, Ph.D., and Sara S. Batya, M.D. Tai Chi and Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:511-519 February 9, 2012DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1107911

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Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Tai Ji Quan Intervention vs a Multimodal Exercise Intervention to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults at High Risk of Falling: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2018, JAMA Internal Medicine)

Cost-effectiveness of a therapeutic Tai Ji Quan fall prevention intervention for older adults at high risk of falling (2019, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences)

Effectiveness of Tai Ji Quan vs Multimodal and Stretching Exercise Interventions for Reducing Injurious Falls in Older Adults at High Risk of Falling: Follow-up Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial (2019, JAMA Network Open)

A MATTER OF BALANCE - Abstracts

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