Knee Tai Chi Trial
I am a physiotherapy researcher from the Centre for Exercise, Health, and Sports Medicine (CHESM) at the University of Melbourne in Victoria. I am reaching out to share information about a research study we are conducting. It is a study on an online home-based Tai Chi program for people with chronic knee pain. We are looking for male participants and we think members of your U3A communities might be interested.
Participants will either:
The study aims to determine which intervention is more effective in improving knee symptoms. More details are available on our website: RETREATTai Chi trial information
Your U3A commitment to improving members' health makes you an ideal partner for helping us spread the word. Please consider sharing this study through your newsletter or noticeboard. I've attached information about the RETREAT Trial for you to distribute. If you need more details or have any questions, feel free to contact me at 03 8344 9531.
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Julia Zhu on behalf of the RETREAT Trial research team
Julia Zhu
Physiotherapist | PhD Candidate
Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine
Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences
Level 6, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
T: +61 3 8344 9531 E: [email protected]
unimelb.edu.au | facebook.com/unimelb | twitter.com/unimelb
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present.
I am a physiotherapy researcher from the Centre for Exercise, Health, and Sports Medicine (CHESM) at the University of Melbourne in Victoria. I am reaching out to share information about a research study we are conducting. It is a study on an online home-based Tai Chi program for people with chronic knee pain. We are looking for male participants and we think members of your U3A communities might be interested.
Participants will either:
- Follow an online, home-based Tai Chi program and read educational information about chronic knee pain for 12 weeks, or
- Read educational information about chronic knee pain alone.
The study aims to determine which intervention is more effective in improving knee symptoms. More details are available on our website: RETREATTai Chi trial information
Your U3A commitment to improving members' health makes you an ideal partner for helping us spread the word. Please consider sharing this study through your newsletter or noticeboard. I've attached information about the RETREAT Trial for you to distribute. If you need more details or have any questions, feel free to contact me at 03 8344 9531.
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Julia Zhu on behalf of the RETREAT Trial research team
Julia Zhu
Physiotherapist | PhD Candidate
Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine
Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences
Level 6, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
T: +61 3 8344 9531 E: [email protected]
unimelb.edu.au | facebook.com/unimelb | twitter.com/unimelb
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present.
