Effect of long-term Tai Chi training on Parkinson’s disease: a 3.5-year follow-up cohort study

• Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 222 - 228
• Main Authors: Li, Gen, Huang, Pei, Cui, Shishuang, He, Yachao, Tan, Yuyan, Chen, Shengdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.03.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Antiparkinson Agents; Cohort analysis; Disease; Drug therapy; Exercise Therapy - methods; Eye movements; Fitness training programs; Follow-Up Studies; Gait; Hospitals; Humans; Martial arts; Medicine; Movement disorders; neuroepidemiology; Neurology; Parkinson Disease - therapy; Parkinson's disease; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; rehabilitation; Sleep; Tai Ji - methods; China; rehabilitation; neuroepidemiology; Parkinson's disease; movement disorders

BackgroundTai Chi has shown beneficial effects on the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), but no study has reported the effect of long-term Tai Chi training.ObjectiveTo examine whether long-term Tai Chi training can maintain improvement in patients with PD.MethodsCohorts of pat...