01-Jan-2013, 07:41 PM
It's been a question that I've been meaning to ask for a long while. The concept of Tai Chi as I understand it is that the body has a source of chi energy that is circulated around the body in a series of graceful movements and is converted into yin and yan energies. Even if you don't take the idea of opposing energies seriously, metaphorically it can be seen as opposite stances: a hand palm down down has one energy and the other palm up has the other kind. So in the transition of one movement to another, the yin hand is changed to yang energy and so forth..
My question is: are there any peer reviewed research to support the claim that tai chi helps ease arthritis and otherwise promote better health? The upside looks encouraging: slow movements that will provide exercise and long term benefits and takes only a few minutes out of our busy days to follow.
Looking forward to some views on this.
Cheers,
Nick.
My question is: are there any peer reviewed research to support the claim that tai chi helps ease arthritis and otherwise promote better health? The upside looks encouraging: slow movements that will provide exercise and long term benefits and takes only a few minutes out of our busy days to follow.
Looking forward to some views on this.
Cheers,
Nick.
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