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Tai chi improves balance after stroke
Categories: Tai chi
A brief course in tai chi helps improve balance in people who have had a stroke. One hundred and thirty-six subjects, who had suffered a stroke more than six months previously, were randomly assigned to a control group that practised general exercises or a tai chi group, for 12 weeks of training. Each week, one hour of group practice was supplemented by three hours of self-practice. They used a sh ...
TAI CHI BENEFITS ARTHRITIS
Categories: Tai chi
Tai Chi has a small positive effect on pain and disability in people with arthritis. Australian authors carried out a systematic review of tai chi as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain. They found that most trials were typically small and of low methodologic quality. Meta-analysis of the results of seven randomised controlled trials showed that the pooled effect size for arthritic popula ...
BIOMARKERS FOR TAI CHI'S HEALTH BENEFITS
Categories: Tai chi
Taiwanese scientists have carried out an experimental study to identify biomarkers associated with the health benefits of tai chi. Blood samples taken from three healthy volunteers, before and after 12 weeks of tai chi, were compared for changes in protein expression (using proteomic techniques). Eighteen proteins were found to be significantly increased or decreased after tai chi training. Furthe ...
TAI CHI HELPS DIABETICS
Categories: Tai chi
Six months of tai chi can improve glucose control, increase adherence to self-care activities, and lead to a better quality of life in patients with type two diabetes. Korean investigators enrolled 99 type two diabetic patients (with an HbA1c level of six or higher) in the study. All participants received tai chi sessions (19 movements from Yang and Sun styles) twice a week for six months. Sixty-t ...
TAI CHI EFFECTIVE FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Categories: Tai chi
Researchers from the USA have found that knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients who practise tai chi show improved physical functioning and experience less pain. Forty individuals (mean age 65) with tibiofemoral OA were randomly assigned to 60 minutes of tai chi or a control intervention (wellness education and stretching) twice weekly for 12 weeks. Each tai chi session included: 10 minutes of self-mas ...
TAI CHI PRACTITIONERS ARE MORE STABLE
Categories: Tai chi
Compared with healthy controls, tai chi practitioners demonstrate better stability and body awareness. A cross-sectional study of 24 tai chi practitioners (mean age 68.5) and 20 age-matched controls carried out in Sweden measured various stability parameters in both groups. The findings showed that tai chi practitioners were able to lean further without losing stability and had better overall body ...
MIND-BODY THERAPIES BENEFICIAL FOR MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Tai chi
A systematic review by American authors suggests that mind-body therapies may be beneficial for alleviating specific menopausal symptoms. Eighteen clinical trials, involving a total of 882 women, met their inclusion criteria. Interventions included yoga and/or meditation programs, tai chi and relaxation practices. Eight of the nine studies of yoga, tai chi, and meditation-based programs reported i ...