Tai Chi Research » Sleep Duration 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 Tai chi improves sleep quality in older adults. http://www.taichiresearch.com/1128/tai-chi-improves-sleep-quality-in-older-adults/ http://www.taichiresearch.com/1128/tai-chi-improves-sleep-quality-in-older-adults/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:22:24 +0000 David Bendall http://www.taichiresearch.com/?p=1128 Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles randomly assigned 118 older adults with moderate sleep complaints to 16 weeks of tai chi training or health education. Individuals assigned to the tai chi groups were more likely to achieve a treatment response than those in the health education group. Individuals in the tai chi group had significant improvements to sleep quality, efficiency, duration and disturbance. The researchers conclude that tai chi can be considered a useful nonpharmacologic approach to improve sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints.

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