Research Re - Bioenergetics Fitness and Wellness

Here are just a few of the thousands of scientific/medical studies concerning the benefits of techniques incorporated in Therapeutic Tai Chi.* * * * *Click here for Therapeutic Tai Chi class schedules. Click here for upcoming wellness events. click smw-relax1.com for the home page.

Research and Data

• EEG coherence increases between and within cerebral hemispheres during meditation - 1984, Jrnl Psychosomatic Med
• Meditators had less hospitalization rates than comparable others . . . 87% less for heart, and 55% less for cancer - 1987, Jrnl Psychosomatic Med
• One half hour physical activity . . . increases immune system functioning, lowers blood pressure, increases muscle strength, and bone density, thus lowering the risk and incidence of osteoporosis - 1991, J A M A
• Patients showed an increase in S.O.D. levels with Qi Gong - which corresponds to slower aging - 1993, Jiangsu Institute
• . . . Tai Chi program reduced the risk of falling by 47.5% - 1996, Jrnl of Amer Geriatrics
• Improvement in airway capability and a decrease in in illness can be achieved with Qi Gong - 1998, Alt & Complnt Medicine
• Tai Chi practice...shows significant improvement in muscle strength, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory function - 1998, Harvard Jrnl - Rehab in Review
• Improvement in airway capability and a decrease in in illness can be achieved with Qi Gong - 1998, Alt & Complnt Medicine
• The Tai Chi group lowered their blood pressure considerably without excessive or arduous strain in their bodies (1998, Derrick, et al, Essence)
• 91% of adults with chronic pain showed in session decrease with Qi Gong - 1999, Jrnl Alt Therapies
• (After an 8 week Tai Chi program) Persons with Multiple Sclerosis increased their walking speed by 21% - hamstring flexibility by 28%, and experienced improvements in vitality, social functioning, mental health, and ability to carry out their roles (1999, Husted, et al)
• Seen (regarding Tai Chi & M S) . . . reductions in anger, anxiety, and fatigue/inertia . . .Regarding balance, the average ability doubled. 1999
• 12% of employees call in sick as a result of stress - 2000, Integra Study
• Those heart disease patients who practiced meditation saw the same improvement as those who took medication and adopted a lifestyle change - 2000, Jrnl Amer Heart Assn
• In 50 volunteers with daily back pain, the pain was reduced in half - 2000, Li, et al, Geriatrics
• After Tai Chi . . . the experimental group perceived significantly less pain and stiffness, and reported better physical functioning - 2000, Mills, et al, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies