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Tai chi and falls
A number of studies have suggested that practising Tai Chi can improve balance and stability in healthy older people and reduce the rate of falling. A new study conducted in a park in Nanjing in China suggests that this benefit may extend to less robust seniors with poor balance. After eight weeks of daily tai chi (one hour per day), participants improved more than controls in the Falls Efficacy S ...
PROSTATE CANCER & LIFESTYLE CHANGE
Categories: Tai chi
Rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after surgery or radiotherapy for prostate cancer is an indicator of recurrent cancer. Hormonal therapy at this stage can probably only extend survival time slightly and has significant side effects. A study of a small group of men with recurrent prostate cancer was conducted to see if a change to a plant-based diet (increased whole grains, cruciferous ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tai chi and fitness
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 ...
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 ...
Tai chi as good as vaccine against shingles
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 ...
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 ...
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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