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 [...]

Pilot study of tai chi for fibromyalgia shows improvements in symptom management and health-related quality of life.

Fibromyalgia is a common musculoskeletal disorder associated with high levels of impaired health and inadequate symptom relief. Citing previous research that indicates that a combination of physical exercise and mind-body therapy is effective for symptom management, researchers at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA carried out a pilot study to investigate the effects of [...]