http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=3&article=chi_201806_4&subject=Diabetes A new Chinese research investigated the effect of Health Qigong Baduanjin on the related indexes of obese middle-aged women with diabetes and to provide new ideas for the intervention treatment of diabetes. A total of 40 middle-aged female obese diabetic patients were randomly divided into the control group and the exercise group. The fitness training group perform

http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=60&article=chi_201806_3&subject=Other%20Health%20Topics June 25, 2018 - A random clinical trial by Tufts Medical Center in Boston directly compared the effectiveness of long-term Tai Chi with aerobic exercise on symptoms and function of patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Their findings are published in the June, 2018 issue of Annals of internal medicine. This trial involved 226 adults (older than 21 with m

http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=60&article=chi_201806_1&subject=Other%20Health%20Topics June 25, 2018 - Movement-based therapies, such as Tai Chi and Qigong, are beneficial for a range of health conditions and are used more frequently by individuals with chronic illness. Yet little is known about how patients with chronic conditions characterize the health benefits of movement-based therapies. A study recently published by the journal

http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=60&article=chi_201805_4&subject=Other%20Health%20Topics May 24, 2018 - A new article published by International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reported a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of meditative movement on COPD patients. The authors searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Center Register of Controlled Trials for relevant studies

http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=60&article=chi_201805_3&subject=Other%20Health%20Topics May 24, 2018 - A Chinese study reported by Journal of rehabilitation medicine this month investigated the effects of Tai Chi on balance and gait in stroke survivors. In this systematic meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the effects of Tai Chi on balance and gait in stroke survivors, 5 randomized controlled trials, with a total of 346 p

http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=10&article=chi_201805_1&subject=Mental%20Health May 24, 2018 - In this National Mental Health Awareness Month, the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience published a study performed by Harvard Medical School and University of British Columbia on how the body posture in Tai Chi and Qigong may help mental states. Dynamic and static body postures are a defining characteristic of mind-body practices such as