TAI CHI & OSTEOPOROSIS

This Hong Kong study randomly assigned 132 healthy post-menopausal women to supervised tai chi (45 minutes each time, five times per week for a year) or to a non tai chi, inactive (sedentary lifestyle) group. At the end of the study, the tai chi group members showed a slower rate of bone mineral density loss (at the lumbar spine, proximal femur and distal tibia) and a reduced fracture rate. (Arch ...

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