Tai Chi reduces stress, anxiety, and depression (2010)
Tai Chi lessens the risk of falls in older adults (2016)
Tai Chi improves symptoms of Parkinson’s (2012)
Tai Chi improves quality of life in cancer survivors (2017)
Tai Chi helps with lower back pain (2016)
Tai Chi improves the quality of sleep (2004)
Tai Chi relieves osteoarthritis pain (2016)
Tai Chi helps to maintain bone mineral density (2017)
Tai Chi relieves chronic neck pain (2016)
Tai Chi may benefit people with chronic heart failure (2011)
Tai Chi helps older adults avoid shingles (2007)
Tai Chi reduces fibromyalgia symptoms (2012)
Qigong has similar benefits to Tai Chi (2010)
Older adults who do Tai Chi and Qigong tend to be healthier (2012)
MEDICAL STUDIES
Studies by Harvard Medical School, the Tufts School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and other prominent research facilities have demonstrated that practicing Tai Chi and Qigong alleviates and prevents a wide variety of health problems. For an overview of recent research, see Tai Chi: What You Need to Know, a webpage prepared by the National Institute of Health. For studies on specific health benefits of interest, see the links below.