Abstract:[Purpose] Medial knee osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, affects adults. The
external knee adduction moment, a surrogate knee-loading measure, has clinical
implications for knee osteoarthritis patients. Tai Chi is a promising intervention for
pain alleviation in knee osteoarthritis; however, the characteristics of external knee
adduction moment during Tai Chi have not been established. [Subjects and Methods] During
normal and Tai Chi walking, a gait analysis was performed to compare the external kne… Show more
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