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Seniors who practice tai chi perform better in cognitive tests
Older adults who practice tai chi (TC) demonstrate better performance in cognitive tests than those who take part in conventional exercise or who do not exercise.
Tai chi prevents cognitive decline in at-risk seniors
Hong Kong researchers have found that tai chi (TC) may offer specific cognitive benefits in elderly people at risk of progressive cognitive decline.
Tai chi improves metabolic parameters in obese diabetics
Tai chi (TC) can improve metabolic parameters in obese diabetic patients, according to Taiwanese researchers.
20 minutes of tai chi benefits type A personalities
Categories: Tai chi
A Japanese study has investigated the influence of personality type on the change in mood status after a brief period of tai chi (TC).
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 ...
Tai chi helps beat depression in the elderly
Combining a weekly Tai Chi Chih (TCC) exercise class with standard depression treatment leads to greater improvement in depression symptoms for elderly adults
Tai chi and green tea benefit women's bone health
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Tai chi
A study by an American research team has demonstrated that tai chi exercise (TC) and supplementation with green tea polyphenols (GTP) can benefit bone remodeling and muscle strength in postmenopausal women
Tai chi for autonomic balance in heart disease
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Tai chi
Tai chi training can help regulate the autonomic nervous system in patients with coronary heart disease
Tai chi helps with COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Tai chi
A US pilot study of tai chi for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that it may be an effective treatment. Ten patients with moderate to severe COPD were randomised to 12 weeks of tai chi plus usual care or usual care alone. Tai chi training consisted of a twice-weekly one-hour class, which emphasised gentle movement, relaxation, meditation and breathing techniques. ...
Tai chi relieves arthritis pain and aids fibromyalgia
A randomised controlled trial carried out in the USA has evaluated the effectiveness of a six-week tai chi course in reducing symptoms, increasing function and improving psychosocial status in arthritis patients. In the largest study to date carried out under the Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi program, 332 participants were randomly assigned to treatment or a waiting list control. The tai chi interv ...
Tai chi has multiple benefits in rheumatoid arthritis
A Norwegian study has used both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine how group tai chi exercise impacted on disease activity, physical function, health status and experience in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Fifteen patients were instructed in TC twice weekly for 12 weeks. TC led to improved lower-limb muscle function at the end of intervention and at 12 weeks follow-up. Qualitativ ...
Tai chi improves psychological well-being
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
A systematic review carried out by US researchers has found that tai chi appears to be associated with improvements in many aspects of psychological health. Forty studies totaling 3817 subjects were subjected to meta-analysis. The results showed that regular TC significantly increased psychological well-being, including reduction of stress, anxiety, and depression, enhanced mood and increased self ...
Health benefits of qigong and tai chi
American authors have carried out a comprehensive review of the health benefits of qigong and tai chi. Seventy-seven articles met their inclusion criteria. Nine outcome category groupings emerged: bone density, cardiopulmonary effects, physical function, falls and related risk factors, quality of life, self-efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, psychological symptoms, and immune function. The autho ...
Tai chi benefits women with osteoarthritis
Korean researchers have shown that tai chi was able to improve bone density and muscle strength and decrease fear of falling, when practised by older women suffering from osteoarthritis. Eighty-two women were randomly assigned to either a TC group or a control group. After a six-month study period, subjects in the TC group had significantly greater knee extensor endurance and significantly greater ...
Tai chi improves physical performance in peripheral neuropathy
Categories: Neurological, Tai chi
American researchers have found that long-term tai chi exercise improves physical performance among people with peripheral neuropathy. Twenty-five patients completed 24 consecutive weeks of modified, group-based TC. After six weeks of TC, participants showed increased six-minute walk, timed up-and-go, and leg strength performance. Continued improvement was observed in the timed up-and-go. Plantar ...
Tai chi leads to better heart disease prognosis
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Tai chi
Taking part in a six-month tai chi (TC) exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program may lead to a better prognosis for cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fifty-four Taiwanese patients were randomised to usual care or usual care plus TC (weekly 90 minute sessions of Yang style TC) for six months. A treadmill exercise test was performed to evaluate their exercise test r ...
Tai chi practitioners are better at pointing the finger
Categories: Tai chi
Ageing has a negative effect on the ability to accurately point a finger toward stationary and moving visual targets. Tai chi practitioners, however, show significantly better accuracy than age-matched control subjects. A team from Hong Kong compared 30 university students (mean age 24) with 30 healthy older control subjects (mean age 72) and 31 experienced (mean 7 years of practice) older tai chi ...
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 ...
Tai chi is the business at work
Categories: Tai chi
A Canadian study of female computer users has concluded that tai chi (TC) has considerable potential as a cost-effective way of promoting musculoskeletal fitness and psychological well-being in the workplace. Fifty-two participants took part in two 50-minute lunchtime TC classes per week for 12 consecutive weeks. Significant improvements in physiological and psychological measures were observed at ...
Tai chi for the elderly
A group of elderly Tai Chi practitioners (with several years of practice experience) were compared with a similarly aged group of sedentary subjects. The Tai Chi practitioners showed higher peak oxygen uptake in comparison with their sedentary counterparts, higher oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold, greater flexibility and lower percentage of body fat. The study concluded that Tai Ch ...
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