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Tai Chi for beginners
Chi gung exercises
Tai chi for experienced students
(including tai chi long form, tai chi pole, single and double push hands)
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Other local tai chi groups
Sheffield University Confucius Institute
Medical/health links to other sites
Tai chi as mind-body exercise, from Harvard Medical School
Restricted access medical/health references
A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of tai chi training on indicators of glycaemic control and insulin resistance in adults with raised blood glucose levels Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 12, Supplement 2, January 2010, Pages e210-e211 L. Xin, N. Burton, W. Brown
TAI CHI IS EFFECTIVE IN TREATING KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Volume 16, Supplement 4, September 2008, Pages S32-S33 C. Wang, C. Schmid, P. Hibberd, R. Kalish, R. Roubenoff, R. Rones, A. Okparavero, T. McAlindon
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Benefits from Tai Chi Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2001, Pages 120-123 Maria Hernandez-Reif, Tiffany M. Field, Eric Thimas
Tai Chi Chuan training to enhance microcirculatory function in healthy elderly men Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 82, Issue 9, September 2001, Pages 1176 -1180 Jong-Shyan Wang, Ching Lan, May-Kuen Wong
Effect of Pilates and taiji quan training on self-efficacy, sleep quality, mood, and physical performance of college students Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2009, Pages 155-163 Karen Caldwell, Mandy Harrison, Marianne Adams, N. Travis Triplett
Effects of Taiji on the immune response to influenza vaccine in the elderly Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 19, Issue 4, Supplement 1, July 2005, Page e49 R.A. Mariani, Y. Yang, M. Reed, K.S. Rosengren, J.A. Woods
The biomechanics of Taijiquan Pushing Hands Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 22, Issue 10, 1989, Page 1109 Zhicheng Liu, Huifeng Men, Guixiang Gan
Eye-hand Coordination of Elderly People Who Practice Tai Chi Chuan Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Volume 107, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 103-110 Yu-Cheng Pei, Shih-Wei Chou, Pay-Shih Lin, Yin-Chou Lin, Tony H.C. Hsu, Alice M.K. Wong
The Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Elders with Osteoarthritis: A Longitudinal Study Asian Nursing Research, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2008, Pages 235-241 Ching-Huey Chen, Miaofen Yen, Susan Fetzer, Li-Hua Lo, Paul Lam
The Effects of Tai Chi on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 88, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages 673-680 Peter M. Wayne, Douglas P. Kiel, David E. Krebs, Roger B. Davis, Jacqueline Savetsky-German, Maureen Connelly, Julie E. Buring
Effect of Tai Chi on gait and obstacle crossing behaviors in middle-aged adults Gait & Posture, Volume 26, Issue 2, July 2007, Pages 248-255 Arun K. Ramachandran, Karl S. Rosengren, Yang Yang, Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler
Tai Chi improves balance and mobility in people with Parkinson disease Gait & Posture, Volume 28, Issue 3, October 2008, Pages 456-460 Madeleine E. Hackney, Gammon M. Earhart
The effects of Tai Chi on fall prevention, fear of falling and balance in older people: A meta- analysis Preventive Medicine, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 June 2010 Inge H.J. Logghe, Arianne P. Verhagen, Arno C.H.J. Rademaker, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Erik van Rossum, Marjan J. Faber, Bart W. Koes
The role of Tai Chi Chuan in reducing state anxiety and enhancing mood of children with special needs Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2005, Pages 120-133 Lois J. Baron, Christine Faubert
Effectiveness of tai chi for Parkinson's disease: A critical review Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Volume 14, Issue 8, December 2008, Pages 589-594 Myeong Soo Lee, Paul Lam, Edzard Ernst
Can Tai Chi improve vestibulopathic postural control? , Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 85, Issue 1, January 2004, Pages 142-152 Peter M. Wayne, David E. Krebs, Steven L. Wolf, Kathleen M. Gill-Body, Donna M. Scarborough, Chris A. McGibbon, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Stephen W. Parker
Exploring the basis for Tai Chi Chuan as a therapeutic exercise approach, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 78, Issue 8, August 1997, Pages 886-892 Steven L. Wolf, Carol Coogler, Tingsen Xu
Changes in heart rate, noradrenaline, cortisol and mood during Tai Chi Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 197-206 Putai Jin
Research on psychoneuroimmunology: tai chi as a stress management approach for individuals with HIV disease Applied Nursing Research, Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2006, Pages 2-9 Jo Lynne W. Robins, Nancy L. McCain, D. Patricia Gray, R.K. Elswick Jr., Jeanne M. Walter, Elizabeth McDade
Tai Chi and mindfulness-based stress reduction in a Boston Public Middle School Journal of Pediatric Health Care, Volume 19, Issue 4, July-August 2005, Pages 230-237 Robert B. Wall
Speed effect of selected Tai Chi Chuan movement on leg muscle activity in young and old practitioners Clinical Biomechanics, Volume 24, Issue 5, June 2009, Pages 415-421 Ge Wu, Xiaolin Ren
Enhancement of sleep stability with Tai Chi exercise in chronic heart failure: Preliminary findings using an ECG-based spectrogram method Sleep Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 5, July 2008, Pages 527-536 Gloria Y. Yeh, Joseph E. Mietus, Chung-Kang Peng, Russell S. Phillips, Roger B. Davis, Peter M. Wayne, Ary L. Goldberger, Robert J. Thomas
Tai Chi Chuan Exercises in Enhancing Bone Mineral Density in Active Seniors Clinics in Sports Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 75-86 Pauline Po Yee Lui, Ling Qin, Kai Ming Chan
Tai Chi for older nurses: A workplace wellness pilot study Applied Nursing Research, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 April 2010 Mary Val Palumbo, Ge Wu, Hollie Shaner-McRae, Betty Rambur, Barbara McIntosh
Does Tai Chi/Qi Gong help patients with Multiple Sclerosis? Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2000, Pages 39-48 Nigel Mills, Janet Allen, Simon Carey-Morgan
Commentary on the Cochrane Review of Tai Chi for Rheumatoid Arthritis EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2008, Pages 275-277 Gloria Y. Yeh
Tai Chi for chronic heart failure International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 110, Issue 1, 7 June 2006, Page 96 Tsung O. Cheng
Tai chi as a biobehavioral intervention for women with breast cancer Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 20, Issue 3, Supplement 1, May 2006, Pages 58-59 Sarah M. Rausch, Jolynne Robins, Jeanne M. Walter, Nancy L. McCain
A working model of how Tai Chi has been incorporated into a Cardiac Rehabilitation program Heart, Lung and Circulation, Volume 18, Supplement 3, 2009, Pages S255-S256 K. McCleary