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QIGONG DECREASES INFLAMMATION IN CANCER PATIENTS
Categories: Qigong
In Australia, a team investigating the use of medical qigong therapy (MQ) has found that it can improve cancer patients' quality of life (QOL). In a randomised controlled trial, 162 patients received either MQ (gentle exercise, relaxation, meditation and breathing exercises based on Chinese medical theory) or usual care. The MQ group benefited from significant improvements in overall QOL, fatigue ...
Qigong for knee osteoarthritis
Forty-four elderly subjects (mean age 69) with knee osteoarthritis were randomised to an eight-week tai chi qigong training programme or a waiting list control group. The tai chi programme involved twice-weekly tai chi qigong sessions lasting 60 minutes. The tai chi group showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life and time taken to complete a six mile walk. WOMAC scores for t ...
Tai chi for the elderly
A group of elderly Tai Chi practitioners (with several years of practice experience) were compared with a similarly aged group of sedentary subjects. The Tai Chi practitioners showed higher peak oxygen uptake in comparison with their sedentary counterparts, higher oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold, greater flexibility and lower percentage of body fat. The study concluded that Tai Ch ...
TAI CHI AND BALANCE
Categories: Tai chi
A small scale study on 24 volunteers over the age of 55 who performed Tai Chi only once a week for 60 minutes found that after 10 weeks their balance was significantly superior to a control group. Considering the suffering and cost resulting from falls among older adults, it is clear that Tai Chi can offer great benefits (J Gerontol Nurs 1996 Oct;22(10):12-7).
Tai chi and the elderly
In a US study, 94 healthy but physically inactive older adults were assigned to either learn Tai Chi twice a week or to a waiting list. A significant benefit was found in the Tai Chi group in terms of self-reported movement efficacy and physical function. (Prev Sci 2001;2:229-34).
TAI CHI & PARKINSON'S
Categories: Tai chi
A small study of 30 patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease has revealed the benefits of Tai Chi. At the 7th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders 2002, data from the University of Florida in Jacksonville was presented which showed weekly Tai Chi classes appeared to reduce the number of falls by a factor of 18, in comparison with a control group. (Report of Seven ...
Tai chi boosts shingles immunity
In a study to determine the effects of tai chi on boosting immunity to the shingles virus, 36 adults (over 60 years) were assigned to a 15-week tai chi programme group or a waiting group. Their immunity to the chicken pox virus was measured before and after the programme. Those who participated in the tai chi programme showed an increase of nearly 50% in immune cell levels after completing the pro ...
Systematic reviews of tai chi
A systematic review of 47 studies published in English and Chinese has shown that tai chi benefits balance, strength, cardiovascular and respiratory function, flexibility, the immune system, symptoms of arthritis, muscular strength and psychological well being. Its effect on improving balance is demonstrated in studies showing that it can reduce falls in the elderly - a common, distressing and exp ...
TAI CHI AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
Categories: Tai chi
South Korean research has shown that (Sun-style) tai chi is effective in alleviating several symptoms of osteoarthritis. 43 middle-aged women who had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis were randomised to participate in 20-minute tai chi sessions at least 3 times a week for a 12-week period, or to serve as controls. At the end of the study, the women in the tai chi group reported significantly less ...
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