Tai chi helps reduce the risk of falls among the elderly and also improves their mental health, a new study has found.
However, art martial ancient Chinese/exercise does not help ease the symptoms of cancer or rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers who analyzed 35 reviews to assess the effects on the health of tai chi.
Reviews in English, Chinese and Korean databases examined the impact of tai chi on a variety of diseases, including diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
Some of the reviews considered effect of tai chi on mental health, balance and prevent falls, muscle strength, flexibility, and aerobic capacity.
Findings on the effects of tai chi were contradictory for a number of conditions, but it seems clear that it offered advantages for general health for the elderly, was effective in the prevention of falls and improvement of mental health, according to the authors of the study Myeong Soo Lee of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in Korea & Dr. Edzard Ernst, the University of Exeter in England.
The study results were released online may 16 before publication in an upcoming issue of printing in the British Journal of sports medicine.
"Our overview shows that tai chi, which combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements, can exercise a-based on the exercise of the general benefits for the prevention of falls and to the improvement of the balance in the elderly"as well as some effects of meditation to improve psychological health "wrote the authors of the study."
"We recommend tai chi for seniors for various physical and psychological benefits." However, the tai chi cannot effectively to treat inflammatory and disorders diseases cardiorespiratory, "they concluded."
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