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SynthesisOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2008

Tai chi for osteoporosis: a systematic review.

M S Lee, M H Pittler, B-C Shin, E Ernst

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Synthesis in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy and safety of tai chi exercise on bone health: An umbrella review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023
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  8. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

M S LeeComplementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK. myeong.lee@pms.ac.uk
M H Pittler
B-C Shin
E Ernst
Phillips Exeter Academy · USVictoria Park · CAWonkwang University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTai chi may have beneficial effects with respect to balance, falls and non-vertebral fractures. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence from controlled clinical trials testing the effectiveness of tai chi for osteoporosis.

methodsSystematic searches were conducted on 20 electronic databases. The outcome measures considered for inclusion were changes in bone parameters.

resultsFive randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and two controlled clinical trials (CCT) met all inclusion criteria. In postmenopausal women, one RCT found tai chi to be superior for loss of bone mineral density (BMD) compared with sedentary lifestyle, while two other RCTs found no differences between tai chi and exercises or calcium supplementation for BMD. The meta-analysis showed no significant effect of tai chi on BMD change at the spine compared with no treatment in postmenopausal women. One RCT failed to show favorable effects of tai chi compared with resistance training (RT) for total hip BMD in elderly women. A further RCT compared tai chi with RT on bone metabolism and reported favorable effects compared with RT in the elderly.

conclusionThe evidence for tai chi in the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis is not convincing. More rigorous research seems warranted.

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Tai JiAgedBone DensityControlled Clinical Trials as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosisOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalTreatment Outcome

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PMID17955276
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