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Dr. Paul Lam, a Sydney-based family practitioner and tai chi master who designed the Australian arthritis program, says tai chi is an exercise almost anyone who can walk can do safely. Dr. Lam, now 52, began tai chi in his 20s when he developed osteoarthritis in his neck, back and hands. “There’s no doubt that tai chi, done properly, can be a beneficial exercise for people with arthritis,” he said.
Other experts agree. “Given its low impact and evidence that it tends to increase muscle strength and balance and give general pain relief, we think it’s a worthwhile option for arthritis patients,” says Dr. William L. Haskell, deputy director of the Stanford University Center for Research in Disease Prevention in California. |
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