Pilot study finds suggests tai chi benefits individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston conducted a pilot study of twenty individuals with functional class I or II rheumatoid arthritis. Half of the individuals were randomly assigned to tai chi and half to an attention control group. Both groups met twice per week for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks there was a [...]

Tai chi benefits individuals with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in Daejeon, South Korea published results in the December 2008 issue of Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine of a study that found that tai chi benefits individuals with Ankylosing Spondylitis. The study randomly assigned 40 individuals to two one hour sessions of tai chi for 8 weeks, [...]

Study finds decrease in pain and fatigue among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis after 12 weeks of tai chi.

Researchers at Daejeon University in Korea studied the benefits of tai chi for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. 32 patients assigned to the tai chi group practiced tai chi for 50 minutes a week for 12 weeks while 29 patients assigned to a control group did not. Pain and fatigue significantly decreased in the tai chi [...]

Benefits of Tai Chi or Hydrotherapy for People With Osteoarthritis of the Hip(s) or Knee(s)

A single blinded randomized controlled clinical trial with 3 allocation groups:- Tai Chi: maximum 15 people per group twice weekly 12 weeks.- Hydrotherapy: maximum 15 people per group twice weekly 12 weeks.- Control: 12 weeks waiting time prior to …