Background: The effectiveness of meditative movement (tai chi, yoga, and qigong) on COPD remained unclear. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of meditative movement on COPD patients. Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Coc...

Background: Promotion of a healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities is important; however, the effectiveness of lifestyle change interventions is unclear. Aims: This research will examine the effectiveness of lifestyle change interventions for people with intellectual disa...

Objective(s) To identify effects of Tai Chi practice on inflammatory biomarkers. Data Sources With PubMed, Scopus, Medline, PEDro, and CINAHL search engines, Tai Ji, Tai Chi, Tai Chi Quan, biomarkers, cytokines, inflammatory, and inflammation were used to search in peer-reviewed English jour...

目的系统评价八段锦对老年人平衡功能的影响。方法应用计算机检索建库至2019年8月CNKI、万方数据知识服务平台、VIP、CBM以及PubMed、Cochrane Library、Elsevier英文数据库,手工检索纳入文献的参考文献,查找有关八段锦对平衡功能影响的RCT研究,按纳入和排除标准筛选文献,提取相关资料和评价纳入文献的方法学质量,应用RevMan 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果共纳入文献11篇,Meta分析结果显示,与对照组相比,八段锦可显著改善闭眼单脚站时间[MD=2.53,95%CI(1.59,3.47),P<0.001]、"起立-走"测试时间[MD=-1.22,95%C...

Background: Sleep quality is a major concern around the world, yet currently there are no recognized non-pharmacological treatments. A systematic review and meta-analysis investigated Tai Chi's effect on patients with sleep complaints, both those with insomnia and those with other conditions. ...

Background: The impact of maternal obesity extends beyond birth, being independently associated with an increased risk of child obesity. Current evidence demonstrates that women provided with a dietary intervention during pregnancy improve their dietary quality and have a modest reduction in gest...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Tai Chi on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in elderly people using meta-analysis. Methods: This study used seven electronic databases and data retrieved from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the role of ...

目的评价八段锦对冠心病(CHD)患者的康复效果。方法计算机检索中国知网(CNKI)、万方数据库、维普中文科技期刊全文数据库(VIP)、中国生物医学文献数据库(CBM)、PubMed、The cochrane library、EMBASE、Web of science中关于八段锦干预CHD的随机对照实验(RCT),对文献进行筛选确定纳入文献,对参考文献溯源,提取数据后评价纳入研究的偏倚风险,采用RevMan 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果共纳入文献10篇,均为RCT,共1049例患者。Meta分析显示,干预后,与对照组相比,八段锦运动既能提高CHD患者的6min步行试验(6MWT)[MD...

The objective of this review was to assess the impact of lifestyle interventions (including dietary interventions, physical activity, behavioral therapy, or any combination of these interventions) to prevent and manage childhood and adolescent obesity. We conducted a comprehensive literature sear...

Background: Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise that has been widely practiced in the People’s Republic of China for many centuries. This exercise has also been applied as a training modality in pulmonary rehabilitation programs for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disea...