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Research Archive
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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 ...
Tai chi has multiple benefits in rheumatoid arthritis
A Norwegian study has used both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine how group tai chi exercise impacted on disease activity, physical function, health status and experience in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Fifteen patients were instructed in TC twice weekly for 12 weeks. TC led to improved lower-limb muscle function at the end of intervention and at 12 weeks follow-up. Qualitativ ...
Tai chi improves psychological well-being
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
A systematic review carried out by US researchers has found that tai chi appears to be associated with improvements in many aspects of psychological health. Forty studies totaling 3817 subjects were subjected to meta-analysis. The results showed that regular TC significantly increased psychological well-being, including reduction of stress, anxiety, and depression, enhanced mood and increased self ...
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 ...
Tai chi benefits women with osteoarthritis
Korean researchers have shown that tai chi was able to improve bone density and muscle strength and decrease fear of falling, when practised by older women suffering from osteoarthritis. Eighty-two women were randomly assigned to either a TC group or a control group. After a six-month study period, subjects in the TC group had significantly greater knee extensor endurance and significantly greater ...
Tai chi improves physical performance in peripheral neuropathy
Categories: Neurological, Tai chi
American researchers have found that long-term tai chi exercise improves physical performance among people with peripheral neuropathy. Twenty-five patients completed 24 consecutive weeks of modified, group-based TC. After six weeks of TC, participants showed increased six-minute walk, timed up-and-go, and leg strength performance. Continued improvement was observed in the timed up-and-go. Plantar ...
Tai chi leads to better heart disease prognosis
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Tai chi
Taking part in a six-month tai chi (TC) exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program may lead to a better prognosis for cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fifty-four Taiwanese patients were randomised to usual care or usual care plus TC (weekly 90 minute sessions of Yang style TC) for six months. A treadmill exercise test was performed to evaluate their exercise test r ...
Smells like good medicine
Categories: Herb research
Beany flavour is a traditional sensory indicator for evaluating the quality of Huang Qi (Astragali Radix). A root with a strong beany flavour is considered to be of good quality in Chinese medicine. A new study from China has linked the beany flavour to the volatile component hexanal. In addition, the level of hexanal was positively associated with the concentration of astragaloside IV and total p ...
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