Study finds tai chi reduces bone loss in breast cancer survivors.

Treatments for breast cancer can accelerate bone loss leading to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fracture. Researchers at Rochester Medical Center carried out a pilot study to investigate if tai chi could reduce bone loss compared to standard exercise support therapy. The researchers found that biomarkers of bone formation increased more in the tai [...]

Study finds tai chi to be a beneficial adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Tucson compared tai chi plus cardiac rehabilitation to cardiac rehabilitation alone among 51 subjects age 45 plus who had attended cardiac rehabilitation for an average of 45 months. The subjects who attended tai chi classes plus cardiac rehabilitation had better balance and perceived physical health than those attending cardiac [...]

Systematic review finds Tai Chi reduces pain in adults with lower limb osteoarthritis

A systematic review of studies investigating the influence of exercise programs on pain among adults with knee and hip osteoarthritis found that exercise programs based on tai chi had better results than mixed exercise programs, but without clear differences. The authors were able to retrieve 33 studies on the influence of different exercise programs on [...]

Tai chi found to have a positive effect on blood Adiponectin in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors.

Tai chi benefits Fibromyalgia patients

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston MA conducted a randomized trial to compare tai chi to a wellness education and stretching for fibromyalgia. 66 individuals with Fibromyalgia were randomly assigned between the two groups which both met for one hour twice a week for 12 weeks. The patients in the tai chi [...]

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