| （School of Physical Education，Xuzhou Normal University，Xuzhou 221116，China） Abstract: In order to observe effects of Taijiquan exercise on bone density and bone metabolism of primary osteo-porosis sufferers, the author divided 40 primary osteoporosis sufferers randomly into a control group and a Taijiquan group, performed a comparative analysis on changes of bone density, serum bone calcium vegetable (BGP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone ache of sufferers in the two groups before and after the experiment, and revealed the following findings: after the experiment, there is a significant difference in the density of lumbar vertebra, thigh bone and cervical vertebra between sufferers in the Taijiquan group and control group; there is a significant differ-ence respectively in BGP and ALP comparisons; there is a significant difference in bone ache score between suffer-ers in the two groups. The said findings indicate that Taijiquan exercise is an effective way to prevent primary os-teoporosis, worthy of popularized application.
Key words: sports medicine；Taijiquan；osteoporosis；bone density；bone metabolism |
