Tai Ji - Methods
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The effectiveness of Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

13 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether Tai Chi improves pain, disability, physical performance, and/or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. METHODS: Eight databases were searched for randomized controlled ... Read more...

Tai chi and meditation: A conceptual (re)synthesis?

30 May 2009 The aim of this article is to review the literature on Tai Chi and meditation. A coherent construct is developed that includes a comparative analysis and conceptual synthesis of existing theories. The authors discuss a set of assumptions that ... Read more...

A randomized controlled trial of tai chi for long-term low back pain (TAI CHI): study rationale, design, and methods.

26 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Low back pain persisting for longer than 3 months is a common and costly condition for which many current treatments have low-moderate success rates at best. Exercise is among the more successful treatments for this condition, however, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tai Ji - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Tai chi for Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review. 19 Nov 2080
• The effectiveness of Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 13 Jun 2009
• Tai chi and meditation: A conceptual (re)synthesis? 30 May 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of tai chi for long-term low back pain (TAI CHI): study rationale, design, and methods. 26 May 2009
• Tai chi exercise for patients with cardiovascular conditions and risk factors: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. 29 Apr 2009
• The health benefits of tai chi. This gentle form of exercise can prevent or ease many ills of aging and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. 29 Apr 2009
• Short-form Tai Chi improves standing balance of people with chronic stroke. 5 Jan 2009
• The effect of tai chi on knee osteoarthritis pain in cognitively impaired elders: pilot study. 30 Nov 2008
• Can Tai chi enhance cognitive vitality? A preliminary study of cognitive executive control in older adults after A Tai chi intervention. 29 Nov 2008
• The effect of t'ai chi exercise on autonomic nervous function of patients with coronary artery disease. 30 Oct 2008
• Treating survivors of torture and refugee trauma: a preliminary case series using qigong and t'ai chi. 30 Aug 2008
• Effect of T'ai chi chuan training on cardiovascular risk factors in dyslipidemic patients. 30 Aug 2008
• Commentary on the Cochrane review of Tai Chi for rheumatoid arthritis. 29 Jun 2008
• Effectiveness of tai chi for Parkinson's disease: a critical review. 16 Apr 2008
• Reduced falls in the elderly: tai chi or placebo or Hawthorne effect? 30 Mar 2008
• Joint kinetics during Tai Chi gait and normal walking gait in young and elderly Tai Chi Chuan practitioners. 12 Mar 2008
• Effect of Pilates and taiji quan training on self-efficacy, sleep quality, mood, and physical performance of college students. 18 Feb 2008
• Tai Chi Chuan training improves the pulmonary function of asthmatic children. 30 Jan 2008
• Age-related differences in Tai Chi gait kinematics and leg muscle electromyography: a pilot study. 30 Jan 2008
• Effects of mindful and non-mindful exercises on people with depression: a systematic review. 29 Jan 2008

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Technical information about 'Tai Ji'

Definition: One of the MARTIAL ARTS and also a form of meditative exercise using methodically slow circular stretching movements and positions of body balance.

Descriptor UI: D026302

Alternative terms: Tai Ji; Tai-ji; Tai Chi; Chi, Tai; Tai Ji Quan; Ji Quan, Tai; Quan, Tai Ji; Taiji; Taijiquan; T'ai Chi; Tai Chi Chuan;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; education; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E02.190.525.890; E02.779.474.913; I03.450.642.845.560.500;

History Note: 2002; use MARTIAL ARTS 1996-2001

Technical Notes: do not confuse with 'Taiji study' carried out in that region of Japan; do not confuse with Japanese interpretation of "Taiji" which means 'embryo' or 'fetus'