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Long term tai chi practitioners show improved finger pointing accuracy.

March 13, 2010 by David Bendall · Leave a Comment 

Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University compared the effects of age and tai chi on eye-hand coordination. The study consisted of three groups, a younger control group consisting of 30 university students with an average age of 24, a elderly control group consisting of 30 healthy non-tai chi practicing adults with an average age of [...]

Tai chi associated with improved eye-hand coordination in the elderly.

March 13, 2010 by David Bendall · Leave a Comment 

Researchers at Ghang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan studied the effect of tai chi on eye-hand coordination in the elderly. 22 elderly individuals who had practiced tai chi regularly for at least 3 years were compared to a control group of 20 healthy and active elderly individuals who did not practice tai chi. The tai [...]