Tai Chi Research » Qigong http://www.taichiresearch.com The Source for Tai Chi Research, Tai Chi Articles and Tai Chi Videos Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:06:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pilot study of qigong for Parkinson’s disease finds a significant improvement in motor symptoms. http://www.taichiresearch.com/670/pilot-study-of-qigong-for-parkinson%e2%80%99s-disease-finds-a-significant-improvement-in-motor-symptoms/ http://www.taichiresearch.com/670/pilot-study-of-qigong-for-parkinson%e2%80%99s-disease-finds-a-significant-improvement-in-motor-symptoms/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:21:22 +0000 David Bendall http://www.taichiresearch.com/?p=670 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 instruction. Progression of motor symptoms as was assessed by the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale motor part at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Significantly more patients improved in the qigong group than in the control group at months 3 and 6. There was a sustained difference between groups at 12 months when compared to baseline. In addition, the incidence of several non-motor symptoms decreased in the qigong group only.

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