Review of controlled trials show tai chi to be effective at reducing risk of falls among seniors.

A systematic review of randomizes trials of interventions to reduce falls in community-dwelling seniors published in the April 2009 Cochrane Database Syst Rev. found that tai chi is effective at reducing the rate of falls. In addition to tai chi, multiple-component group exercise, individually prescribed multiple-component home-based exercise, and assessment and multifactorial intervention were also [...]

Intense tai chi training leads to a reduction in fear of falling in frail older adults.

Researchers at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta designed a study in order to determine whether an intense tai chi exercise program could reduce fear of falling better than a wellness education program among older adults transitioning to frailty how had previously fallen. Ten matched pairs of congregate living [...]

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, [...]