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Research into the Health Benefit of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung
Before the introduction of Ta'i Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung to Western students, the health benefits of Ta'i Chi Ch'uan Chi Kung were largely explained through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, which is based on a view of the body and healing mechanisms not always studied or supported by modern science.
Today, T'ai Chi Chu'an and Chi Kung are in the process of being subjected to rigorous scientific studies in the West. Now that the majority of health studies have displayed a tangible benefit in some areas to the practice of T'ai Chi Chu'an and Chi Kung, health professionals have called for more in-depth studies to determine mitigating factors such as the most beneficial style, suggested duration of practice to show the best results, and whether T'ai Chi Chu'an and Chi Kung are as effective as other forms of exercise.
Researchers have found that T'ai Chi Chu'an practice shows some favorable effects on the promotion of balance control, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, and has shown to reduce the risk of falls in both healthy elderly patients, and those recovering from chronic stroke, heart failure, high blood pressure, heart attacks, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and fibromyalgia.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan's gentle, low impact movements burn more calories than surfing and nearly as many as downhill skiing.
Please visit the links below to just a few samples of the recent research findings detailing the benefits of T'ai Chi Chu'an and Chi Kung.
JOHN HOPKINS MEDICINE HEALTH ALERTS
BERKLEY WELLNESS ALERTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
HARVARD HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
HARVARD HEALTH PUBLICATIONS 2
NATIONAL HEALTH INSTITUTE
WEB MD
MAYO CLINIC
MEDICINE NET
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