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PARKINSON'S DISEASE /improving motor-skill control. Parkinson's support groups recommend T'ai Chi, and many students claim significant reduction in tremors.

While the overall consensus of the review was that more rigorous studies need to be completed to make any assertions about the use of Tai Chi for PD patients, the study did note that there is favorable evidence in support of Tai Chi with the PD population.

- Medscape Today, from WebMD, 10/26/2010

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Parkinson's disease. A 33-person pilot study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, published in Gait and Posture (October 2008), found that people with mild to moderately severe Parkinson's disease showed improved balance, walking ability, and overall well-being after 20 tai chi sessions.

Harvard Medical School's Health Publications, May, 2009

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QIGONG HELPS REDUCE THE MOTOR & NON-MOTER SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Schmitz-Hubsch et al. of Germany published their study in a recent issue of Movement Disorders: Qigong exercise helps reducing the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Irrespective of limited evidence, not only traditional physiotherapy, but also a wide array of complementary methods are applied by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We evaluated the immediate and sustained effects of Qigong on motor and nonmotor symptoms of PD, using an add-on design. Fifty-six patients with different levels of disease severity (mean age/standard deviation [SD], 63.8/7.5 years; disease duration 5.8/4.2 years; 43 men [76%]) were recruited from the outpatient movement disorder clinic of the Department of Neurology, University of Bonn. We compared the progression of motor symptoms assessed by Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor part (UPDRS-III) in the Qigong treatment group (n = 32) and a control group receiving no additional intervention (n = 24). Qigong exercises were applied as 90-minute weekly group instructions for 2 months, followed by a 2 months pause and a second 2-month treatment period.

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Benefits were perceived by participants in physical, psychological, and social domains. Thirteen of the survey respondents, including 6 of the 8 respondents with Parkinsons reported perceiving a physical benefit attributed to tai chi practice. Improved balance was reported most frequently. Instructor observations and participant testimony suggest movement capability for individuals with Parkinsons may also be improved by performing tai chi.

-- Journal of Neurology and Physical Therapies, 30, 22-7

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Assessments were carried out at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. More patients improved in the Qigong group than in the control group at 3 and 6 months (P = 0.0080 at 3 months and P = 0.0503 at 6 months; Fisher's exact test). At 12 months, there was a sustained difference between groups only when changes in UPDRS-III were related to baseline.

Depression scores decreased in both groups, whereas the incidence of several nonmotor symptoms decreased in the treatment group only. (Movement Disorders, 2005 Oct 14).

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SUPPORT GROUPS RECOMMENDING T'AI CHI: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FIBROMYALGIA PARKINSON'S DISEASE LUPUS MIGRAINES CHRONIC PAIN AIDS: Proper exercise [for AIDS sufferers] is typified by T'ai Chi. Dr. Laurence E. Badgley, M.D. PSYCHOLOGY: "T'ai Chi is a natural and safe vehicle for both clients and staff to learn and experience the benefits of being able to channel, concentrate and co-ordinate their bodies and minds: to learn to relax and to "neutralize" rather than resist the stress in their personal lives. This is an ability which we greatly need to nurture in our modern fast-paced society. Dr. John Beaulieu, N.D., M.T.R.S. Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, N.Y.C. [Refer to the T'ai Chi book "The Supreme Ultimate" for full text]

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Qigong exercise helps reducing the motor and
non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Contributed by Kevin Chen:

Schmitz-Hubsch et al. of Germany published their study in a recent issue of

Movement Disorders: Qigong exercise helps reducing the motor and non-motor

symptoms of Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Irrespective of limited evidence, not only traditional

physiotherapy, but also a wide array of complementary methods are applied

by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We evaluated the immediate and

sustained effects of Qigong on motor and nonmotor symptoms of PD, using an

add-on design. Fifty-six patients with different levels of disease severity

(mean age/standard deviation [SD], 63.8/7.5 years; disease duration 5.8/4.2

years; 43 men [76%]) were recruited from the outpatient movement disorder

clinic of the Department of Neurology, University of Bonn. We compared the

progression of motor symptoms assessed by Unified Parkinson's Disease

Rating Scale motor part (UPDRS-III) in the Qigong treatment group (n = 32)

and a control group receiving no additional intervention (n = 24). Qigong

exercises were applied as 90-minute weekly group instructions for 2 months,

followed by a 2 months pause and a second 2-month treatment period.

Assessments were carried out at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. More

patients improved in the Qigong group than in the control group at 3 and 6

months (P = 0.0080 at 3 months and P = 0.0503 at 6 months; Fisher's exact

test). At 12 months, there was a sustained difference between groups only

when changes in UPDRS-III were related to baseline. Depression scores

decreased in both groups, whereas the incidence of several nonmotor

symptoms decreased in the treatment group only. (Movement Disorders, 2005

Oct 14).

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112117934/HTMLSTART