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The following are articles
discussing the benefits of Tai Chi exercise:
Study Shows Tai Chi and Physical Therapy Were Equally Helpful for
Knee Osteoarthritis
For patients with
painful knee osteoarthritis, tai chi was as helpful as physical
therapy in reducing pain and improving physical functioning,
according to a new study partially funded by the National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health. The results of the study,
conducted at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, were published in the
journal Annals of Internal Medicine. ----
Read more:
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/tai-chi-knee-osteoarthritis_2016
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy and Tai Chi Reverse Cellular and Genomic Markers of
Inflammation in Late-Life Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sleep disturbance is
associated with activation of systemic and cellular inflammation, as
well as proinflammatory transcriptional profiles in circulating
leukocytes. Whether treatments that target insomnia-related
complaints might reverse these markers of inflammation in older
adults with insomnia is not known. ----
Read more:
http://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(15)00079-7/fulltext
Tai Chi and Postural
Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Patients with Parkinson's disease have
substantially impaired balance, leading to diminished functional
ability and an increased risk of falling. Although exercise is
routinely encouraged by health care providers, few programs have
been proven effective.----
Tai chi training appears to reduce balance
impairments in patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease,
with additional benefits of improved functional capacity and reduced
falls.----
Read more:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1107911
Study: Tai Chi Helps Fight Depression Among the Elderly
The study found that compared with taking the
health education class (which included some stretching exercises),
performing the ancient Chinese mind-body exercise of tai chi while
taking escitalopram helped more adults reduce their depressive
symptoms and achieve remission; it also improved quality of life,
memory, cognition and overall energy levels.----
Read more:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/18/good-news-tai-chi-helps-fight-depression-among-the-elderly/
Fibromyalgia? Try tai chi
Doctors often recommend exercise for patients
with fibromyalgia, but the chronic pain and fatigue associated with
the condition can make activities like running and swimming
difficult. Tai chi -- a slow, meditative martial art -- may be an
effective alternative, a new study suggests.----
Read more:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/18/fibromyalgia.tai.chi/index.html?hpt=Sbin
A Downside to Tai Chi?
None That I See
Learning tai chi from a
qualified instructor is critical. The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine center cautions that trying to learn it from a book or
video is no guarantee that you will be able to perform the moves
safely and correctly. ----
Read more:
http://nyti.ms/cbqCTj
Tai Chi Reported to
Ease Fibromyalgia
A clinical trial at Tufts Medical Center found
that after 12 weeks of tai chi, patients with fibromyalgia , a
chronic pain condition, did significantly better in measurements of
pain, fatigue, physical functioning, sleeplessness and depression
than a comparable group given stretching exercises and wellness
education.----
Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/health/19taichi.html?_r=1
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