Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may retard bone loss in postmenopausal women: A case-control study

Two groups were studied: a non exercising group and a group that did Tai Chi at University medical school in Hong Kong.

This is the first case-control study to show that regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may help retard bone loss in the weight-bearing bones of postmenopausal women. Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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