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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Qigong training improves exercise capacity

Categories: Qigong
Qigong training can increase the exercise capacity of patients with cardiac impairment. A controlled trial enlisted thirty men and thirteen women, average age 68, suffering from chronic atrial fibrillation. They were randomised to either a 16-week medically assisted qigong training program or to a waiting-list control group. Functional capacity variation was evaluated by measuring how far patients ...
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Qigong and exercise therapy both reduce chronic neck pain

Categories: Neck, Qigong
Qigong and exercise therapy are both effective at reducing chronic neck pain. 122 patients, mean age 44, with long-term, nonspecific neck pain were randomised to either group qigong lessons, or individualised exercise therapy. Patients received a maximum of 12 treatments over three months. Improvement was significant in both groups immediately after treatment for most outcome measures, and this wa ...
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Qiqong enhances flu shot

Categories: Immunity, Qigong
Researchers in the USA have found that a combination of tai chi and qigong (TQ) can enhance older adults' immune responses to the flu vaccine. A group of 50 adults in their 70s, were randomised TQ or no exercise. The TQ group attended three one-hour classes per week, consisting of tai chi and qigong movements along with standing and seated meditation. All participants received a flu vaccination at ...
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Pain, the brain & qigong

Categories: Qigong
Functional changes relating to pain processing occur in the brain during the practice of qigong. Chinese researchers used fMRI to observe the brains of four male qigong masters (each with more than 30 years experience) while they practicsed qigong after receiving a painful stimulus. After 15 minutes qigong practice, many previously activated areas of the brain showed decreased activity, with the e ...
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How does qigong improve balance?

Categories: Qigong
The mechanisms by which tai chi can improve balance were investigated in a randomised controlled trial of 49 healthy older adults. The investigators found that that a widening of stance and improved use of vestibular input (sensory information from the inner ear which informs us how the body is moving in relationship to space and gravity) are two mechanisms by which tai chi may improve balance. (E ...
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Qigong for metabolic syndrome

Categories: Qigong
A 12-week programme of tai chi and qigong prompted a significant fall in blood glucose levels and significant improvements in other indicators of metabolic syndrome in 11 middle-aged to older adults. At the end of 12 weeks, they had lost an average of 3kg in weight and their waist size had dropped by an average of 3cm. Their blood pressure and insulin resistance also improved significantly. Partic ...
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Qigong improves chronic fatigue symptoms/2

Categories: Fatigue, Qigong
A British pilot study suggests that qigong can be used to manage the symptoms of chronic fatigue. Eighteen female participants were recruited, taught a qigong routine during weekly classes over six months, and asked to practise it daily for 15 minutes. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring health-related quality of life and a sleep diary during a two-week baseline control period, and at ...
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THIRTY MINUTES OF QIGONG IS ENOUGH TO IMPROVE MOOD

Categories: Qigong
Forty-one regular qigong practitioners engaged in either 30 or 60 minutes of qigong exercise within a randomised cross-over design. Measures of mood, anxiety, activation, and hedonic tone were obtained pre- and post-exercise. Results showed benefits of the same magnitude in the two groups: more positive mood states, reduced state anxiety, and enhanced perceived pleasure. Thirty minutes of qigong e ...
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MORE MOTIVATION MEANS MORE QIGONG AND BETTER CONCENTRATION

Categories: Qigong
A study from Sweden has investigated whether self-determined motivation and perceived stress are related to concentration during qigong exercise, and to the amount of exercise carried out. Qigong exercisers were assessed using the Sport Motivation Scale, Stress and Energy Scale, and by self-rated concentration. Number of exercise sessions per week, session time, ability to set a time for exercise, ...
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