Tai Chi for Essential Hypertension
Joint Authors
Liu, Wei
Yang, Xiaochen
Li, Shengjie
Teng, Fei
Wang, Jie
Feng, Bo
Xiong, Xingjiang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To assess the current clinical evidence of Tai Chi for essential hypertension (EH).
Search Strategy.
7 electronic databases were searched until 20 April, 2013.
Inclusion Criteria.
We included randomized trials testing Tai Chi versus routine care or antihypertensive drugs.
Trials testing Tai Chi combined with antihypertensive drugs versus antihypertensive drugs were also included.
Data Extraction and Analyses.
Study selection, data extraction, quality assessment, and data analyses were conducted according to the Cochrane standards.
Results.
18 trials were included.
Methodological quality of the trials was low.
14 trials compared Tai Chi with routine care.
1 trial compared Tai Chi with antihypertensive drugs.
Meta-analysis all showed significant effect of TaiChi in lowering blood pressure (BP).
3 trials compared Tai Chi plus antihypertensive drugs with antihypertensive drugs.
Positive results in BP were found in the other 2 combination groups.
Most of the trials did not report adverse events, and the safety of Tai Chi is still uncertain.
Conclusions.
There is some encouraging evidence of Tai Chi for EH.
However, due to poor methodological quality of included studies, the evidence remains weak.
Rigorously designed trials are needed to confirm the evidence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Jie& Feng, Bo& Yang, Xiaochen& Liu, Wei& Teng, Fei& Li, Shengjie…[et al.]. 2013. Tai Chi for Essential Hypertension. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455195
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Jie…[et al.]. Tai Chi for Essential Hypertension. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455195
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Jie& Feng, Bo& Yang, Xiaochen& Liu, Wei& Teng, Fei& Li, Shengjie…[et al.]. Tai Chi for Essential Hypertension. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455195