Beneficial effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on musculoskeletal system

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 186-190

  Qin, Ling ^a,b   Choy, Wingyee ^a   Leung, Kwoksui ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a,b   Au, Szeki ^b   Hung, Wingyin ^a   Dambacher, Maximilian ^c   Chan, Kaiming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BMD; Neuromuscular function; Postmenopausal women; Tai Chi Chun

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STANDING; TAI CHI;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; TAI JI;

EID: 17844383724     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-004-0559-2     Document Type: Article

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