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Do you recommend structured Tai Chi for patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis?

What frequency and duration do you recommend?
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Rheumatology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Tai Chi is an excellent modality for prevention of falls, but only has a modest effect in improving bone density directly. Therefore, I would strongly recommend this for individuals at high risk for falling. Benefits require at least several sessions a week for a minimum of 12 weeks (preferably 6 mo...

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