Psychiatry related information on Tai Ji

• Current NCCAM projects are investigating Tai Chi (Taiji) exercise, hawthorn, phytoestrogens, biofeedback, Ayurvedic herbals, acupuncture, qigong, Reiki, meditation, spirituality, Ginkgo biloba, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid chelation therapy, and special diets [1].

High impact information on Tai Ji

• Effect of Tai Chi in adults with rheumatoid arthritis [2].
• The mean percentage change in ABC scores widened between tai chi and WE participants over the trial period [3].
• Group (T'ai Chi vs Control) x time (2 x 2) mixed factorial ANOVA [4].
• DATA SOURCES: A computer-aided search, including MEDLINE and Science Citation Index, to identify original Tai Chi studies published in English; relevant references cited in the retrieved articles were also included [5].
• The relationship between endogenous estrogen, sex hormone-binding globulin, and bone loss in female residents of a rural Japanese community: the Taiji Study [6].

Biological context of Tai Ji

• Relative to measures taken beforehand, practice of Tai Chi raised heart rate, increased noradrenaline excretion in urine, and decreased salivary cortisol concentration [7].
• Dynamic balance measured by the Functional Reach Test was significantly improved following Tai Chi, with significant decreases in both mean systolic (9.71 mmHg) and diastolic (7.53 mmHg) blood pressure [8].
• In addition, Tai Chi has statistically significant benefits on lower extremity range of motion, in particular ankle range of motion, for people with RA [9].

Gene context of Tai Ji

• The normalized scores of each variable and the combined PHD or MHD scores before and after the Tai Chi intervention were examined by paired t-test (p < 0.05) [10].
• Tai Chi Chuan (TCC; shadow boxing) is a traditional Chinese conditioning exercise [11].
• The average energy cost for the Long-Form Tai Chi Chuan was 4.1 Mets, corresponding to a mean VO2 value of 1.03 l X min-1 or 14.5 ml X kg-1 X min-1 [12].
• Ninety-six White and Chinese adults without Tai Chi training were tested [13].
• On the suggestion of a Chinese physician the author took up Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese exercise, in an attempt to relieve symptoms from his moderately severe ankylosing spondylitis [14].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Tai Ji

• A three-month intervention of Tai Chi exercise was administered to college students, and multidimensional physical (PHD) and mental (MHD) health scores were assessed using the SF-36v2 health survey questionnaire before and after the intervention [10].

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