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Developed thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine, qigong uses exercises to improve the flow of energy within the body, mind, and spirit, says Michelle Loy, MD, an integrative ...

Translated, it means "eight-section brocade", a reference to the combination of eight stylised exercises comprising slow, ...

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Effect of Qigong exercise on motor function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Validity of the two-minute walk test to assess exercise ...

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Instead, people may try some gentle exercises including tai chi, Baduanjin (an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement), and Wuqinxi (the Five-Animal Exercises), so that the whole-body ...