Tai Chi Improves Brain Functional Connectivity and Plasma Lysophosphatidylcholines in Postmenopausal Women With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Tai Chi Improves Brain Functional Connectivity and Plasma Lysophosphatidylcholines in Postmenopausal Women With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Objective: A pre/post pilot study was designed to investigate neurobiological mechanisms and plasma metabolites in an 8-week Tai-Chi (TC) group intervention in subjects with knee osteoarthritis.Methods: Twelve postmenopausal women underwent Tai-Chi group exercise for 8 weeks (60 min/session, three t...

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Main Authors: Chwan-Li Shen, Bruce A. Watkins, Chanaka Kahathuduwa, Ming-Chien Chyu, Masoud Zabet-Moghaddam, Moamen M. Elmassry, Hui-Ying Luk, Jean-Michel Brismée, Ami Knox, Jaehoon Lee, Mimi Zumwalt, Rui Wang, Tor D. Wager, Volker Neugebauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
mind-body exercise
neuroimaging
pain
metabolomics
WOMAC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.775344/full

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