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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

Simplified Tai Chi Resistance Training versus Traditional Tai Chi in Slowing Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women.

Huiru Wang, Bo Yu, Wenhua Chen, Yingzhi Lu, Dinghai Yu

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. The impact of Tai Chi on osteoporosis and osteopenia in middle-aged and elderly adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  6. Exercise training and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies with emphasis on potential moderators.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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  14. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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  16. Feasibility of a Tai Chi with Thera-Band Training Program: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Huiru WangDepartment of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China ; School of Chinese Martial Arts, Shanghai University of Sports, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200438, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China.
Wenhua ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China.
Yingzhi LuSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sports, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200438, China.
Dinghai YuSchool of Chinese Martial Arts, Shanghai University of Sports, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200438, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. This study examined whether simplified Tai Chi resistance training is superior to traditional Tai Chi in slowing bone loss in postmenopausal women. Methods. This prospective trial included 119 postmenopausal women (age: 52-65 years). Subjects were randomly assigned to participate in a traditional Tai Chi program (TTC, n = 40), a simplified Tai Chi resistance training program (TCRT, n = 40), or a blank control group (routine activity, n = 39). The TTC involved traditional Yang Style Tai Chi. The primary outcome was the change of lumbar bone mass density (L2-L4) at 12 months over the baseline. Femoral neck and Ward's triangle were also measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results. The L2-L4 density was significantly lower at 12 months in comparison to the baseline in the blank control group. In both the TCRT and TTC groups, the L2-L4 density was comparable to the baseline. There was a trend for less bone loss in the TCRT than in the TTC group. Similar findings were observed with femoral neck and Ward's triangle. Conclusion. Simplified Tai Chi resistance training could slow bone loss in menopausal women. The results also suggested, but did not confirm, superiority to traditional Tai Chi.

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