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What is Tai Chi?

Tai Chi ("Ultimate fist") is a Chinese martial art emphasizing breathing, slow controlled movements, and balance. It is a low-impact form of exercise which has been shown to have health benefits and is suitable even for those with movement problems.

Reasons done & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons done
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
General health 9 2
Parkinson's Disease PD 8 0
Balance problems 4 0
Mobility 4 0
Other 1 1
disease-related symptoms 1 0

See all 26 patients currently doing Tai Chi

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently doing Tai Chi. See all 13 dosages ►

  as needed daily weekly 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 15 min daily 120 min weekly 125 min weekly 180 min weekly 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Tai Chi (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Other
2 33% Other: 33%
I didn't have enough time
2 33% I didn't have enough time: 33%
Course of treatment ended
1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped doing Tai Chi

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Tai Chi

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Doing Tai Chi

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 33%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

Report created on March 18, 2010.