Research Article
Balance Performance in Irradiated Survivors of Nasopharyngeal Cancer with and without Tai Chi Qigong Training
Table 2
Comparison of the balance outcomes of the three groups.
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Useful sensory inputs [19] |
NPC-TC Qigong
group () |
NPC-control group () |
Healthy-control group () | values | NPC-TC Qigong group versus NPC-control group | NPC-TC Qigong group versus healthy-control group | NPC-control group versus healthy-control group |
| One-leg-stance times | | | | | | | | (1) On ground with eyes open (s) | Somatosensory, visual, and vestibular | | | | 1.000 | | | (2) On stability trainer with eyes open (s) | Visual and vestibular | | | | 1.000 | | | (3) On ground with eyes closed (s) | Somatosensory and vestibular | | | | 1.000 | | | (4) On stability Trainer with eyes closed (s) | Vestibular | | | | 1.000 | | | Six-minute walk distance (m) | — | | | |
0.528 | 1.000 | 0.629 |
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The mean ± standard deviation is presented for all of the variables. denotes a significant difference at .
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