Research Archive

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Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health

Categories: Qigong

Chinese investigators report that baduanjin qigong training can significantly improve markers of physical health in healthy adults. One hundred and ten subjects aged from 20 to 59 years were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental subjects practised baduanjin exercises three or more times per week for 30–60 minutes each time, over a period of 16-weeks ...

Tai chi improves balance in elders

Categories: Tai chi

Tai chi practice can help older adults maintain their balance, according to a study from a US author ...

Long-term tai chi prevents depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi

A study by a joint Chinese/Japanese research team suggests that long-term tai chi training may prevent depression. The cross-sectional survey included 529 Japanese tai chi practitioners. The authors conclude that long-term tai chi training and the mood adjustment it produces may have a beneficial effect on the prevention of depression. Long-term Tai Chi training is related to depressive symptoms a ...

Research Archive

Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health

Tai chi improves balance in elders

Long-term tai chi prevents depression

Herbal formula heals diabetic ulcers

Comment: Acupuncture for lower back pain

Tai chi's benefits become more obvious over time

Auricular treatment can manage pain

Acupuncture benefits brain after stroke

Needling technique differs greatly between practitioners

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