Efficacy of Tai Chi on Pain, Stiffness and Function in Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Yan, Jun Hong ^a   Gu, Wan Jie ^b   Sun, Jian ^a   Zhang, Wen Xiao ^a   Li, Bao Wei ^a   Pan, Lei ^c  

^a BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JADAD SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876423616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061672     Document Type: Article

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