Tai Chi Chuan practice as a tool for rehabilitation of severe head trauma: 3 case reports

Author: Shapira MY//Chelouche M//Yanai R//Kaner C////
Affiliation:
Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. shapiram@hadassah.org.il
Conference/Journal: Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Date published: 2001
Other: Volume ID: 82 , Issue ID: 9 , Pages: 1283-5 , Word Count: 62


Rehabilitation after severe head trauma is a complex process that can be long and frustrating. New, more holistic methods for rehabilitation are constantly sought. We present the cases of 3 patients who had severe head injury and whose rehabilitation was facilitated by Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) therapy. TCC therapy should be taught only by a qualified TCC therapist and under close medical supervision.

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