The Effect of the Modified Eighth Section of Eight-Section Brocade on Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Prospective Randomized Trial

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 94; no. 25; p. e991
• Main Authors: Liu, Bao-Xin, Chen, Shu-Peng, Li, Yu-Dong, Wang, Ji, Zhang, Bin, Lin, Ying, Guan, Jun-Hui, Cai, Ying-Feng, Liang, Zhu, Zheng, Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.06.2015; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Aged; Body Height; Bone Density; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Humans; Medicine, Chinese Traditional - methods; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - physiopathology; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - therapy; Pain Measurement; Postural Balance; Prospective Studies; Quality Improvement Study

Osteoporosis and related fragility fractures represent a serious and global public health problem. To evaluate whether the modified eighth section of Eight-section Brocade (MESE) exercise could improve the symptom and indexes associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Guangzhou and Liuzho...