Case report observes improved balance in patients with mild Parkinson’s.

Researchers at Youngstown State University in Ohio did a case study to describe the effects of an eight-week Tai Chi class on two patients, one with Parkinson’s disease and the other with multiple system atrophy. They found that both patients demonstrated improvements in balance and functional reach. Abstract

Researchers at the University of Florida find that Tai Chi helps people with Parkinson’s Disease

Lyvonne Carreiro and colleagues at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida randomly assigned 30 individuals with Parkinson’s disease to a one-hour weekly tai chi class for 12 weeks.  The researchers found that individuals in the tai chi group were less likely than those in the control group to have a fall, an increase in [...]

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