Group and home-based tai chi in elderly subjects with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Clinical rehabilitation Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 99 - 111
• Main Authors: Brismée, Jean-Michel, Paige, Robert L, Chyu, Ming-Chien, Boatright, Julie D, Hagar, James M, McCaleb, Joseph A, Quintela, Mauricio M, Feng, Du, Xu, Ke T, Shen, Chwan-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2007; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Arthritis; Clinical trials; Compliance; Elderly people; Exercise; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Group Processes; Health sciences; Humans; Intervention; Knee; Knees; Male; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - rehabilitation; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patient Compliance; Physical ability; Physical fitness; Range of motion; Rehabilitation; Single-Blind Method; Tai Chi; Tai Ji; Treatment Outcome; Lubbock Texas; United States > US; Texas
• ISSN: 0269-2155; 1477-0873
• DOI: 10.1177/0269215506070505

Objective: To evaluate the effects of tai chi consisting of group and home-based sessions in elderly subjects with knee osteoarthritis. Design: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded 12-week trial with stratification by age and sex, and six weeks of follow-up. Setting: General community. Participa...