Staying active becomes increasingly important as the years slip by, especially when it comes to preventing falls and ...

Tai chi, a form of mind-body exercise widely practiced in Chinese communities, has similar benefits to talking therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia, finds a trial from Hong ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular practice of tai chi chih, a Westernized version of the ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi, can help older people rest easier at night, according to a study in ...

Tai Chi delivers slower but sustained improvements in chronic insomnia, eventually matching CBT-I in long term sleep outcomes.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to tai chi chuan exercise improved sleep and cognition in older adults who had both sleep disorders and mild cognitive impairment, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With tai chi + yoga participation, respiratory rate, FEV 1 /FVC percent, left grip strength and more improved.

LOS ANGELES -- Tai chi is already known as a good low-impact exercise for older people. Now a recent study suggests it offers benefits beyond improving fitness and balance: It may help prevent ...

The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults ...

Tai chi is more effective than more conventional physical therapies at helping elderly patients prevent a fall, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. For ...

Cognitively enhanced tai chi worked better to improve cognitive ability compared to standard tai chi and stretching in people who had concerns about their memory and those experiencing mild cognitive ...

The HKUMed study supports the therapeutic use of tai chi as an alternative for managing chronic insomnia among middle-aged ...

November 2, 2009 — Tai Chi exercise may help reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in older patients, according to the results of a prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial ...