Tai Chi Medical

Tai Chi and sleep quality

Tao — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:54:30 +0000

Question : Can tai chi improve the quality of sleep? Answer : Improvement was seen in the sleep parameters of sleep quality, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep duration and sleep disturbance. Summary : 112 healthy adult volunteers were randomly allocated to either Tai Chi Chih or to health education. Participants were 59 to 86 years old. [...]

Tai Chi and vestibular rehabilitation

Tao — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:32:04 +0000

Question : Can Tai Chi be used for vestibular rehabilitation to remedy balance impairment caused by damage to the peripheral vestibular system? Answer : Tai Chi improves lower extremity motor control which results in a more vigorous gait and better trunk control. Summary : 36 older adults (average age of 56.9 years) with vestibulopathy were [...]

Tai chi chuan exercise for fibromyalgia

Tao — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:21:42 +0000

Question : Can Tai Chi Chuan exercise improve fibromyalgia symptoms and quality of life? Research Articles : A randomized trial of tai chi for fibromyalgia. In this single-blind, randomized trial, 66 patients were randomly assigned to classic Yang-style tai chi or to wellness education and stretching exercises. Tai chi was performed for 60 minutes, twice [...]

The Health Benefits of Tai Chi Chuan

Tao — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:17 +0000

Tai chi (also T’ai chi ch’uan) is a slowly moving, low impact exercise that can be envisioned as meditation in motion. Tai chi chuan is literally translated as the “Supreme Ultimate Fist”. It is an internal Chinese martial art that is mostly practised for its health benefits in the Western world. The possible health benefits [...]

Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain

Tao — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:46:08 +0000

Question : Does Tai Chi help patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions such as arthritis? Can Tai Chi decrease pain and disability and improve quality of life and physical function? Answer : The authors conclude that Tai Chi has a small positive effect on pain and disability in people with arthritis. It also improved satisfaction [...]

Tai Chi for tension headaches

Tao — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:23:35 +0000

Question : Can Tai Chi improve quality of life measure and reduce tension headaches? Answer : Tai Chi improved health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) scores and reduced headache impact after 15 weeks. There was a high dropout rate in the Tai Chi group. Summary : 47 participants were randomly assigned to either a program of Tai Chi [...]

Tai Chi exercise and ankle plantar flexion strength

Tao — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:22:30 +0000

Question : Does tai chi exercise improve muscular strength? Answer : 12 weeks of tai chi training improved ankle plantar flexion strength by close to 20%. Summary : Plantar flexion is the downward movement at the ankle joint as in pressing down on an automobile gas pedal. In this study, Yang style tai chi was [...]

Tai Chi and shingles immunity

Tao — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:04:49 +0000

Question : Can tai chi exercise give your immune system a boost? Answer : In this study, tai chi exercise increased an immunological marker for shingles immunity by nearly 50%. Summary : The varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox and shingles (herpes zoster). The virus remains dormant in the nervous system after a chickenpox infection and [...]

Tai Chi and proprioception of ankle and knee joints

Tao — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:01:15 +0000

Question : Can Tai Chi improve proprioception at the ankle and knee joints and help with balance control in the elderly? Answer : Elderly people who practiced Tai Chi regularly had better proprioception at the ankle and knee joints compared to sedentary controls. They also had better proprioception at the ankle joint compared to swimmers [...]

Tai Chi and Osteoporosis

Tao — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:47:54 +0000

Question : Can Tai Chi as an exercise prevent osteoporosis compared to high impact exercise? Answer : Tai Chi is superior compared to a sedentary lifestyle but it is not the most effective exercise to prevent osteoporosis. Summary : 1. This is a review article that included 5 randomized clinical trials and 2 controlled clinical [...]