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September 16, 2025MedicineOpen Access

Effectiveness of traditional Chinese exercises in the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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JYJing YuSCSi ChenYCYue Chen

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Systematic review and network meta-analysis reveal traditional Chinese exercises improve bone mineral density and pain in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Key Points

  • Traditional Chinese exercises significantly improve lumbar spine bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients.
  • Patients practicing traditional Chinese exercises showed a clinical effectiveness risk ratio of 1.26 compared to the control group.
  • Meta-analysis included 15 randomized controlled trials with 1018 participants, providing strong evidence for the effectiveness of these exercises.
  • These findings suggest a need for more extensive, high-quality randomized controlled trials to validate the benefits of traditional Chinese exercises.

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Yu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4539531b076d99fa593e5https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000044407
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