Impacts of tai chi exercise on functional fitness in community-dwelling older adults with mild degenerative knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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Authors

Po-Yin Chen · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Chen-Yi Song · National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

Hsin‐Yen Yen · Taipei Medical University

Pi‐Chu Lin · Taipei Medical University

Su‐Ru Chen · Taipei Medical University

Liang-Hsuan Lu · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Chen-Li Tien

Abstract

Community-dwelling older adults with knee OA in the TCE group had better functional fitness performances after the 12-week tai chi intervention than those receiving only health education.

Topics & Keywords

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Geriatrics

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 449-449

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02390-9

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