Archive for the 'Qigong' Category
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Qigong is often used by cancer patients to help manage their symptoms.
Researchers at The University of Hong Kong, in China, evaluated the effectiveness of qigong exercise in cancer care. (more…)
Cancer, Qigong | Comments Off on Review: Qigong in patients with cancer
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Past studies have been criticized because of poor study design, according to Prof. Ernst.
Researchers from Bastyr University tighten up the design and report their results. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Prof. Ernst, Qigong, Tai Chi | Comments Off on A well-designed study of qigong in type 2 diabetes
Friday, May 13th, 2011
There’s concern that the use of complementary and alternative medications (CAM) may replace recommended preventive health practices.
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in Pennsylvania conducted a survey to learn more. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Chiropractic, Exercise, Massage, Naturopathy, Qigong, Religion/ Spirituality | Comments Off on Are those using CAM less likely to be immunized?
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas, looked for evidence that external qigong treatment could shrink breast cancer tumors and improve quality of life in women with breast cancer awaiting surgery. (more…)
Cancer, Qigong | Comments Off on Qigong for women with breast cancer
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence. (more…)
A. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Prof. Ernst, Qigong | Comments Off on Review: Qigong for healthcare
Friday, February 11th, 2011
An external qigong healer uses gentle touch or non-contact treatment to reach the client’s life energy (qi) and bring it to balance.
It was used along with pharmacotherapy by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. (more…)
Pain, Qigong | Comments Off on Treating chronic pain with external qigong
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Researchers at Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Thailand, reviewed research on exercise options to prevent and cure nonspecific neck pain. (more…)
Exercise, Pain-Neck, Qigong | Comments Off on Which exercise for nonspecific neck pain in office workers?
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Back pain is the second most common reason patients seek ambulatory medical care in the United States.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston surveyed the nation about CAM use for back pain. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Chiropractic, Herbals, Massage, Pain-Back, Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga | Comments Off on Perceived benefit from CAM in people with back pain
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence and found it insufficient. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Prof. Ernst, Qigong | Comments Off on An Ernst review: Qigong for diabetes
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Researchers from the State University of New York, at Binghamton studied the response to kiko (video here), to prevent headaches.
Here are the results of the first study of this Japanese practice of qigong that uses repetitive coordinated breathing and movement. (more…)
Headache/Migraine, Qigong | Comments Off on Kiko exercises to prevent migraine headache
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Anxiety and depression are among the most common conditions cited by those seeking treatment with complementary and alternative therapies.
Researchers from The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exercise, Meditation, Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga | Comments Off on Review: CAM treatment of depression and anxiety
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Qigong is an internal martial art in which one learns to sense the Qi (the circulating life energy) moving in their body.
Prof. Ernst reviewed the research on qigong to treat pain. (more…)
Biofeedback, Exercise, Fibromyalgia, Pain, Pain-Back, Pain-Neck, Qigong | Comments Off on Review: Qigong to treat pain
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Researchers from the University of Sydney, in Concord, Australia compared qigong to usual care. (more…)
Cancer, Qigong | Comments Off on Using qigong to improve quality of life in patients with cancer
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
There were “no significant differences for pain, neck pain, disability, and quality of life,” according to researchers at Charité University Medical Center in Berlin, Germany. (more…)
Elderly, Exercise, Pain, Pain-Neck, Qigong | Comments Off on Qigong and exercise for neck pain in the elderly
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Medscape has published a review written by clinicians from around the US.
Let’s focus on 6 supportive care options for chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, aka chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Breathing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Fatigue, Massage, Pain, Physiotherapy, Qigong, Relaxation, Tai Chi, Therapeutic Touch, Yoga | Comments Off on Supportive care for chronic fatigue syndrome
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
The benefit depends on the therapist, according to this study from the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey. (more…)
Osteoarthritis, Pain-Knee, Qigong | Comments Off on Qigong therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee
Friday, May 16th, 2008
An article published on Medscape discusses the impact of stress on insomnia. In addition to a brief mention of mindfulness, the author limits the discussion to benzodiazepines or ramelteon (Rozerem), which acts on melatonin receptors.
There are so many other options that the author fails to even mention. So, I’ll mention them here. (more…)
Massage, Melatonin, Mindfulness, Qigong, Shingles, Stress, Tai Chi, Ylang-Ylang Oil, Yoga | Comments Off on Giving equal time to CAM options to manage stress
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
This study suggests, “Qigong [chee-kung] exercise may reduce stress [associated with] computerized work.” (more…)
Breathing, Electronic Media, Pain-Back, Qigong, Stress | Comments Off on Effects of qigong on stress among computer operators
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The results of this study show that regular qigong practice could relieve depression and improve self-efficacy and personal well being among elderly persons with chronic physical illness and depression.
The real message is that active seniors have better quality of life than their sedentary neighbors. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Elderly, Exercise, Qigong | Comments Off on Qigong benefits in elderly people with depression
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) is a Chinese system of postures, exercises, breathing techniques, and meditations used to improve one’s chi/qi (energy field). It’s also called chi kung, chi gong, chi gung, daoyin.
Researchers from The University of Queensland in Australia reviewed the literature on qigong and diabetes.
Here’s what they found. (more…)
Breathing, Diabetes Mellitus, Exercise, Meditation, Qigong | Comments Off on The value of qigong in the management of diabetes