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- Title
Evidence Shows Tai Chi May Be Useful for Insomnia.
- Authors
Seluzicki, Christina M.; Barton Burke, Margaret; Jun J. Mao
- Abstract
The article focuses on several studies which found that tai chi, a form of mind-body therapy stemming from traditional Chinese medicine theory, improves insomnia symptoms. Topics covered include the effects of tai chin on sleep quality in healthy adults and those with chronic conditions, its effectiveness for insomnia in cancer patients, and the ability of tai chi to reduce cellular inflammatory responses and expression of genes encoding proinflammatory mediator.
- Subjects
INSOMNIA treatment; ALTERNATIVE medicine; ONCOLOGY nursing; CANCER patients; CHINESE medicine; MIND &; body therapies; TAI chi
- Publication
ONS Voice, 2019, Vol 34, Issue 8, p26
- ISSN
2475-6938
- Publication type
Article