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Pao-Feng Tsai

Bio

Pao-Feng Tsai, PhD, RN, is an associate professor and Alice An-Loh Sun Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Tsai’s studies have been awarded by the National Institute of Nursing Research and other private foundations. She has published more than 20 articles in the area of assessing pain in elders with both dementia and osteoarthritis and also in the area of using Tai Chi/exercise for people with dementia for reducing osteoarthritis pain.

Specialties:

  • geriatrics nursing

Affiliation:

  • Sigma Theta Tau International

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Activity

  • Pao-Feng Tsai
    Pao-Feng Tsai of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:
    Can an older person with osteoarthritic knee pain exercise?

    The elder should start with only about 20-30 minutes of low intensity exercise per day, 2-3 days a week. The elder may experience more knee pain, swelling, fatigue and weakness after exercise initially, due to the stress of exercise. However, exercise should provide better quality of life in the

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