Qigong or Tai Chi in Cancer Care
http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=60&article=chi_201904_3&subject=Other%20Health%20Topics April 23, 2019 - Qigong and Tai Chi are two increasingly popular mind-body interventions with the potential to address the multifaceted needs of cancer survivors. The aim of an updated review and meta-analysis published in April 2019 by Current oncology reports was to quantitatively evaluate the treatment effects of Qigong/Tai Chi on cancer survivor
Harvard Provides Qualitative Insights of Tai Chi for Heart Attack Survivors
http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=31&article=chi_201904_1&subject=Cardiovascular%20Health April 23, 2019 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are standard of care for patients following a coronary event. While such exercise-based secondary prevention program do offer benefits, they are used by less than 30% of eligible patients and attrition within these programs is high. Harvard Medical School teamed up with New England School of Acup
Effects of Qigong on Office Workers with Chronic Low Back Pain
http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=4&article=chi_201905_3&subject=Pain May 24, 2019 - Chulalongkorn University from Thailand and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jointly investigated the effects of Qigong practice, Guan Yin Zi Zai Gong level 1, compared with a waiting list control group among office workers with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP). A randomized controlled trial was conducted at offices in the Bangkok Metr
Treating Depression with Tai Chi: Current and Future Perspectives
http://www.americantaichi.net/TaiChiQigongForHealthArticle.asp?cID=2&sID=10&article=chi_201905_1&subject=Mental%20Health May 24, 2019 - Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in America. Current treatments for MDD are unsatisfactory given high non-response rates, high relapse rates, and undesirable side effects. Accumulating evidence suggests that Tai Chi, a popular mind-body intervention that originated as a martial art, can significant