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Research Archive
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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Qigong plus Chinese herbs improves seniors’ strength and function
Categories: Qigong, Herb research
Combining qigong with Chinese herbal medicine has a positive effect on physical performance and muscle strength in older adults with sarcopenia ...
Qigong promising for diabetes
A prospective literature review by American authors suggests that qigong exercise shows promising results for treating various aspects of type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
Qigong benefits breast cancer patients undergoing chemo
A preliminary study from Taiwan suggests that both static and moving forms of qigong practice are beneficial for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy ...
Tai chi helps reduce inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk in women
Practising tai chi (TC) can help reduce pro-inflammatory factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women ...
Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health
Categories: Qigong
Chinese investigators report that baduanjin qigong training can significantly improve markers of physical health in healthy adults. One hundred and ten subjects aged from 20 to 59 years were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental subjects practised baduanjin exercises three or more times per week for 30–60 minutes each time, over a period of 16-weeks ...
Qigong fights fatigue in prostate cancer survivors
Taking part in a 12-week qigong intervention has significant benefits for prostate cancer survivors, a US study has found.
Qigong reduces cancer therapy side effects
A pilot study carried out in Hong Kong suggests that qigong could reduce cancer therapy side effects such as upper limb lymphoedema and poor circulation in survivors of breast cancer.
Qigong can improve balance in healthy young women
Categories: Qigong
Spanish researchers have found that practising qigong can improve balance in healthy young women.
Mindfulness can ease inflammation
Categories: Qigong, Lifestyle research
People with chronic inflammatory conditions - such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease - which are made worse by stress could benefit from practicing mindfulness meditation, according to a study by US scientists. The new study was designed to pinpoint the benefits specifically due to mindfulness meditation practice, by controlling for the effect of other therapeutic mechanisms, ...
Qigong improves quality of life during radiation therapy
Researchers from the US have found that qigong practice can reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Ninety-six women with breast cancer were randomised to a qigong group or a waitlist control group. Women in the qigong group attended five 40-minute classes each week during their five-to-six week course of radiation therapy. Patient ...
External qigong therapy can help cocaine addicts abstain
Categories: Substance abuse, Qigong
A pilot study carried out in the US suggests that external qigong therapy (EQT) could be useful in reducing cocaine cravings for patients in early recovery.
Qigong helps physiotherapists with burnout
Categories: Qigong
A preliminary study from Portugal suggests that practicing a short daily qigong routine can be an effective tool for the self-management of burnout in physiotherapists.
Qigong massage helps with autistic symptoms
A programme of qigong massage for young autistic children can provide an effective early intervention for autism that is suitable for delivery at home.
Qigong improves diabetic health
Taking part in a programme of qigong exercise may be beneficial for people with type-2 diabetes, according to an RCT carried out in Australia.
Qigong prevents swimmers from catching colds
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Qigong
Practising qigong may protect elite swimmers from upper respiratory tract infections (URIs), US researchers have found.
Qigong improves quality of life
Categories: Qigong
People who practice qigong report improved health-related quality of life compared with non-practitioners, according to a study from Taiwan.
Qigong has multiple benefits for cancer patients
An Australian team has found that taking part in a qigong exercise programme has multiple health benefits for cancer patients.
Qigong improves blood-pressure in wheelchair-bound elderly
The findings of a Chinese study suggest that qigong exercise may help improve blood pressure in elderly wheelchair-bound adults.
Taichi qigong improves lung function in COPD
A three-month programme of simplified (13-form) taichi qigong (two x sixty minute sessions a week) was found to be superior to both an exercise group (walking plus breathing techniques) and a control group (usual activities) in improving symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The taichi qigong participants showed significant improvements in their lung function, activity toleranc ...
Qigong improves children's wellbeing at school
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Qigong
Qigong lessons for children offer a possible way to improve wellbeing at school, according to research carried out in Sweden
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