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Reasearch on the Health Benifits of Tai Chi

Heart Disease

• Tai Chi Chuan significantly improves cardiovascular performance.
• In patients with chronic heart failure, Tai Chi Chuan training led to significant improvements in symptoms and quality of life.

Balance and Falls

• Tai Chi Chuan prevents falls in older people.

Heart Disease

• Tai Chi Chuan can improve the pulmonary function of asthmatic children
• Tai Chi Chuan may enhance sleep stability in patients with chronic heart failure and have a beneficial impact on blood pressure, arrhythmogenesis and quality of life.

Bone Loss

• Tai Chi Chuan exercise is beneficial for retarding bone loss.
• Tai Chi Chuan is beneficial for increasing bone formation in the elderly. (taichi vs risistance training)

Quality of Life

• Tai Chi Chuan improves quality of life among the elderly

Sleep

• Tai chi Chuan appears to be effective as a nonpharmacological approach to sleep enhancement.
• Tai Chi Chuan may enhance sleep stability in patients with chronic heart failure and have a beneficial impact on blood pressure, arrhythmogenesis and quality of life.

Immune System

• Tai Chi Chuan improves the antibody response to influenza vaccine in older adults
• Tai Chi Chuan augments immune responses to varicella zoster virus in older adults

parkinson's disease

• Tai Chi Chuan is an appropriate physical activity for older adults with parkinson's disease and might also be useful as a therapeutic exercise modality for improving and maintaining physical function.

Arthritis

• Tai Chi Chuan exercise is effective in decreasing pain, stiffness, fear of falling and it improves balance, rising time, and knee joint motion.

• Tai Chi Chuan exercise was found as beneficial for women with osteoarthritis.