Fewer falls among frail seniors assigned to tai chi than to those assigned to wellness education

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta GA conducted a study to determine whether a tai chi program could reduce the risk of falls more than a wellness education program among older adults transitioning to frailty. 291 participants were randomly assigned to 48 weeks of tai chi or wellness education. The tai chi [...]

Study finds improvements in balance, functional mobility and fear of falling among older woman after three months of tai chi.

Researchers at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah GA designed this study to determine the effects of tai chi among older woman. Older woman living in retirement communities took 30-minute tai chi classes twice weekly for three months. At the end of the study there were statistically significant improvements in balance, functional mobility and fear [...]

Tai chi found to significantly reduce the risk of falls among older adults.

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta GA carried out a study designed to evaluate the effects of tai chi and computerized balance training on frailty and risk of falls. 200 people aged 70+ were divided between a tai chi group, a computerized balance group and a control group. Each intervention lasted 15 [...]

A Critical Review of the Effectiveness of Tai Chi for Parkinson’s

A literature search of studies of tai chi for Parkinson’s found a total of seven studies that met the researchers inclusion criteria through the end of January 2008. One randomized clinical trial (RCT) found tai chi to be superior to conventional exercise in terms of the UPDRS (the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale) and prevention [...]

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends tai chi as a key component of community-based fall prevention programs.

In a recent publication, Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults, the CDC recommends tai chi as a key component of a falls prevention program.  According to the CDC the only programs that have been shown to be affective in reducing falls among older adults are single intervention programs involving exercise, [...]

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