Effects of Health Qigong Exercises on Relieving Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Joint Authors
Wang, Yongtai
Liu, Xiao Lei
Chen, Shihui
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Health Qigong on the treatment and releasing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Fifty-four moderate PD patients (N=54) were randomly divided into experimental and control groups.
Twenty-eight PD patients were placed in the experimental group in which the prescribed medication plus Health Qigong exercise will be used as intervention.
The other 26 PD patients as the control group were treated only with regular medication.
Ten-week intervention had been conducted for the study, and participants completed the scheduled exercises 5 times per week for 60 minutes each time (10 minutes for warm-up, 40 minutes for the exercise, and 10 minutes for cooldown).
Data which included the muscle hardness, one-legged blind balance, physical coordination, and stability was collected before, during, and after the intervention.
Comparisons were made between the experimental and control groups through the Repeated Measures ANOVA.
The results showed that PD patients demonstrate a significant improvement in muscle hardness, the timed “up and go,” balance, and hand-eye coordination (the turn-over-jars test).
There were no significant differences between the two groups in gender, age, and course of differences (P<0.05).
The study concluded that Health Qigong exercises could reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and improve the body functions of PD patients in both the mild and moderate stages.
It can be added as an effective treatment of rehabilitation therapy for PD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Xiao Lei& Chen, Shihui& Wang, Yongtai. 2016. Effects of Health Qigong Exercises on Relieving Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Xiao Lei…[et al.]. Effects of Health Qigong Exercises on Relieving Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Xiao Lei& Chen, Shihui& Wang, Yongtai. Effects of Health Qigong Exercises on Relieving Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104245