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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 improves sense of touch

Categories: Tai chi
It appears that although tai chi (TC) does not directly engage in tactile stimulus training, it is capable of eliciting enhanced tactile acuity in long-term practitioners. Experienced adult TC practitioners were recruited and compared with age-gender matched controls. A blinded assessor used a validated method to compare TC practitioners' and controls' ability to discriminate between two different ...
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TAI CHI REDUCES FALLS

Categories: Tai chi
A systematic review of seven randomised controlled trials has concluded that has shown that tai chi has the potential to reduce falls or risk of falls among the elderly, provided that they are relatively young and non-frail. (A systematic review of the effectiveness of Tai Chi on fall reduction among the elderly. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2008 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of print]).
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Tai chi reduces blood pressure

Categories: Tai chi, Hypertension
A systematic review of the literature on the effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure (BP) suggests that it may reduce BP and serve as a practical, non-pharmacological adjunct to conventional hypertension management. Of the 26 studies that met the inclusion criteria, 22 (85%) reported reductions in BP with tai chi (3-32 mm Hg systolic and 2-18 mm Hg diastolic BP reductions). (The effect of tai ...
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TAI CHI HELPS SENIORS SLEEP

Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Tai chi
Practising tai chi chih (TCC), a Westernized version of tai chi, has been shown to promote sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints. In the US study, 112 healthy adults, age range 59 to 86, were randomly assigned to one of two groups for a 25-week period: one group practised 20 simple TCC moves, the other participated in health education classes that included advice on stress m ...
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Tai chi for ankylosing spondylitis

Categories: Back, Tai chi
Korean investigators have examined the effect of tai chi on disease activity, flexibility and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). They allocated 40 patients to either a tai chi group or a no-treatment control group. The tai chi group attended two 60 minute group tai chi classes per week, and practised daily at home, for eight weeks. After eight weeks, the tai chi group showed ...
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TAI CHI FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Categories: Tai chi
Tai chi appears to be safe and may be beneficial for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Twenty patients with RA were randomly assigned to tai chi or attention control in twice-weekly sessions for 12 weeks. At 12 weeks, 50% of patients randomized to tai chi achieved a 20% response measured on the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 response criterion, compared with 0% in the control. Those practicing ...
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TAI CHI FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

Categories: Tai chi
A Chinese study has investigated the effects of 14 weeks of tai chi practice on metabolic control and lipid metabolism in women with type 2 diabetes. Twenty women, mean age 57, were randomly assigned to either tai chi or a control group. In the tai chi group, exercise duration was one hour per day, five days a week, for 14 weeks. It was found that after 14 weeks, the tai chi group had significantl ...
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TAI CHI FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME

Categories: Tai chi
An Australian pilot study (11 people) suggests that a twelve week tai chi and qigong training programme results in significant improvements in four of the seven indicators of metabolic syndrome, including BMI and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as in glycosylated haemoglobin levels, insulin resistance, stress, depressive symptoms, general health, mental health and vitality. (A preli ...
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TAI CHI AND QIGONG STUDIES FOR SENIORS REVIEWED

Categories: Qigong, Tai chi
American authors have reviewed intervention studies using tai chi and qigong (TC & QG) in order to identify the physical and psychological health outcomes shown to be associated with TC & QG in adults over 55. Based on specific inclusion criteria, studies with a total of 3,799 participants were included in the review. The authors identified five categories of study outcomes, including fall ...
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