Tai Chi
Tai chi, which originated in China as a martial art, is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Tai chi is sometimes referred to as "moving meditation"practitioners move their bodies slowly, gently, and with awareness, while breathing deeply.
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Ideveloped lower back pain that was radiating down my leg. I got two cortizone injections about four months apart. It helped every time but after a while the pain returns.Although Idid not have any side effects, I decided not to get the third injection after reading about many side effects where used for a long time. Instead of cortisoneI started ...
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Original injury twisting (rotating) while lifting a heavy TV. Right away felt pinching pain in lower back. After a day the pain moved through lower to mid back. Finally got an MRI in late 2010. Nothing specific pointed to the root cause of the pain. "No significant protrusion, central canal, neural foraminal or lateral recess narrowing is demonstrated i the ...
Tai Chi is Used For These Conditions
| Condition | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Conditions (average) |
3.6
(8)
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7 | 1 | ||||
| Knee Pain |
4.0
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| Back Upper - Neck (Cervical) Herniated Disk |
4.0
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| Back Mid (Thoracic) Pain |
4.0
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| Back Lower (Lumbar) Pain |
4.0
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| Back Lower (Lumbar) Herniated Disk |
4.0
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| Hip Pain |
4.0
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| Neurological Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) |
1.0
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