Tai Chi for treating knee osteoarthritis: Designing a long-term follow up randomized controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a major cause of pain and functional impairment among elders. Currently, there are neither feasible preventive intervention strategies nor effective medical remedies for the management of KOA. Tai Chi, an...

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Main Authors: Rones Ramel, Roubenoff Ronenn, Kalish Robert, Hibberd Patricia L, Schmid Christopher H, Wang Chenchen, Okparavero Aghogho, McAlindon Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/108