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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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TAI CHI

Categories: Tai chi
A study of 39 Chinese adults (average age 65.7 years), all of whom had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, found that three one-hour tai chi classes a week for 12 weeks resulted in significant improvements in balance, muscular strength, endurance and flexibility. (Improvement in balance, strength and flexibility after 12 weeks of tai chi exercise in ethnic Chinese adults with cardiova ...
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TAI CHI VERSUS BALANCE TRAINING

Categories: Tai chi
Another study has found that Combined Balance and Stepping Training (CBST), which involves increasing step length and speed, is modestly more effective at improving balance and mobility than tai chi training. Eight-one older adults (65 years +) in the CBST group and 81 in the (Yang style short form) tai chi group trained for three one-hour sessions a week for ten weeks. (Dynamic Balance and Steppi ...
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Tai chi and fitness

Categories: Tai chi, Geriatric
A small study has compared the benefits of short form tai chi against either brisk walking or sedentary controls in elderly women. Nineteen women were randomly assigned to one of the two exercise groups who met for one hour on three days a week for 12 weeks. A further group of eight women acted as the sedentary controls. A range of outcomes was measured. The tai chi was found to be an effective wa ...
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TAI CHI DECREASES SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY

Categories: Tai chi
Performance of tai chi leads to a decrease in activity of the sympathetic nervous system, to levels that are not achieved by performing comparable physical activity alone. Participants had completed the above 25-week randomised trial of Tai Chi Chih (TCC), vs health education (HE). TCC practitioners performed TCC for 20 minutes, while HE participants passively rested for the same time. Investigato ...
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Tai chi as good as vaccine against shingles

Categories: Immunity, Tai chi
Tai chi therapy can boost the immune system of patients with shingles to levels comparable to those achieved using a vaccine against varicella zoster virus (VZV, the virus which causes chickenpox and shingles). A controlled trial randomised 112 healthy adults aged 59 to 86, who had a history of varicella infection, to Tai Chi Chih (TCC, a simplified, standardised form of tai chi) or health educati ...
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TAI CHI IMPROVES DIABETIC HEALTH

Categories: Tai chi
Practising tai chi may help boost immune function and improve blood sugar control in people with type-2 diabetes. Thirty-two people participated in three hour-long tai chi sessions each week, for a period of 12 weeks. Investigators found statistically significant reductions in levels of glycosylated haemoglobin (A1C) in the blood of participants, indicating improved long-term blood glucose control ...
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TAI CHI AND HYDROTHERAPY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS

Categories: Tai chi
A randomised controlled trial has investigated whether tai chi or hydrotherapy classes provide measurable clinical benefits to those suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. The Australian study enrolled 152 adults, aged 60 and older, who had chronic symptomatic hip or knee OA. Participants were randomly allocated to 12 weeks of hydrotherapy, tai chi classes, or a waiting list contro ...
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Tai chi enhances flu shot

Categories: Tai chi
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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TAI CHI AS GOOD AS BRISK WALKING

Categories: Tai chi
Tai chi is as effective as a brisk walk in raising heart rate variability (HRV). A Korean crossover study recruited 24 volunteers between 24 and 35 years. Subjects either walked on a treadmill at six kilometres an hour (just under three miles per hour) or performed tai chi for 20 minutes daily, for a week. Mean heart rate was found to be similar for both forms of exercise and the HRV was also comp ...
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