Pilot study of qigong for Parkinson’s disease finds a significant improvement in motor symptoms.

Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany conducted a randomized pilot study, which assigned 56 patients with Parkinson’s disease to either a qigong group or a control group. The qigong group received 90 minutes per week of qigong instruction for 2 months, followed by a 2-month pause and then 2 additional months of qigong [...]