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What is Qigong?

Qigong refers to practices that involve methods of working with Qi or energy within the body. It can help practitioners learn diaphragmatic breathing, a component of the relaxation response. Qigong is often associated with spirituality and is also seen as socially conducive when done with others.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 8 1 Efficacy_slight
Parkinson's Disease 4 0
Promote relaxation 3 0
Meditation 3 0
Mindfulness, to help keep focus off of pain 2 0
Pain 2 0

See all 18 patients currently using Qigong

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Qigong. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 1 weekly 30 min weekly 60 min weekly 10 min daily 90 min weekly 15 min daily 20 min daily 180 min weekly 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Qigong (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 67%
Expense 1   Expense: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Qigong

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Qigong

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

Stopped Using Qigong

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Qigong

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Qigong

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Qigong

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.