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Qigong improves children's wellbeing at school
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Qigong
Qigong lessons for children offer a possible way to improve wellbeing at school, according to research carried out in Sweden
Qigong benefits neck pain
A German team has compared qigong and exercise therapy in patients with chronic neck pain. One hundred and twenty-three patients with chronic neck pain (VAS ? 40 mm) were randomised to six months (18 sessions) of either qigong or exercise therapy, or to a waiting list (no treatment). After six months, a significant difference was seen between the qigong and waiting list control groups in terms of ...
Qigong effective for tinnitus
Categories: Qigong, Ear/hearing disorders
German researchers report that qigong training could be a useful adjunctive therapy for patients with tinnitus. Eighty tinnitus patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group, consisting of 10 qigong training sessions over five weeks, or a waiting-list control group. Compared with the control group, qigong participants experienced improvement in tinnitus severity. In a subgroup of patien ...
Benefits of brief meditation training
Categories: Qigong
Just four days of meditation training can improve a person's cognition and mood, according to an American study. After four daily 20-minute sessions of either meditation training or listening to a recorded book (active control), the 69 participants, all of whom had no prior meditation experience were assessed with measures of mood, verbal fluency, visual coding, and working memory. Both interventi ...
The effects of Qigong meditation on the prefrontal cortex
Categories: Qigong
A Canadian study has provided evidence that qigong meditation has a significant effect on the activation of the brain's prefrontal cortex. The effect of qigong meditation on the haemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex was investigated using spectroscopy, during meditation by qigong practitioners, and by non-practitioners instructed in the technique. Practitioners showed a significant increase in pr ...
External qigong can ease chronic pain
Categories: Qigong
External qigong treatment (EQT) can significantly reduce subjective feelings of pain in patients suffering from a variety of chronic pain conditions. Fifty participants were randomised to receive either EQT or equivalent attention time (EAT) in weekly 30-min sessions for four consecutive weeks. Most patients were also receiving other treatments concurrently. Compared to the EAT group, EQT particip ...
Qigong improves addiction treatment outcomes
Categories: Substance abuse, Qigong
A small pilot study from the USA suggests that qigong meditation can contribute positively to addiction treatment outcomes, with results at least as good as those of an established stress management program. 248 participants undergoing residential treatment for substance abuse chose to participate in either meditation or Stress Management and Relaxation Training (SMART) twice a day as part of the ...
Health benefits of qigong and tai chi
American authors have carried out a comprehensive review of the health benefits of qigong and tai chi. Seventy-seven articles met their inclusion criteria. Nine outcome category groupings emerged: bone density, cardiopulmonary effects, physical function, falls and related risk factors, quality of life, self-efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, psychological symptoms, and immune function. The autho ...
Qigong effective for type 2 diabetes
Categories: Qigong
An American study has found that 12 weeks of qigong therapy resulted in significant reductions in fasting glucose levels in patients with type two diabetes. Thirty-two age- and sex-matched participants, all of whom were taking oral diabetes medication, were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Group one received the qigong intervention, group two served as the control group and group three un ...
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