Parkinsons Disease Tai Chi Therapy

Parkinsons Disease Tai Chi Therapy

Tai Chi Therapy slows progression of Parkinson's If you have Parkinson's Disease, moving every part of your body on a regular basis will help to slow down the progress of the disease.

Tai Chi is a gentle movement of the whole body, plus a powerful balance and coordination enhancing exercise.

Parkinson's disease is progressive, meaning the signs and symptoms become worse over time. But although Parkinson's may eventually be disabling, the disease often progresses gradually, and most people have many years of productive living after a diagnosis.” This would indicate that there may be effective interventions that could perhaps slow the progress of the disease. When we get such a diagnosis, our first reaction might be to withdraw and give up. However, the old adage “use it or lose it” tells us that just the opposite is true.

If you have Parkinson’s, you’d likely be best off to use everything your body can do , on a regular basis.Tai Chi movement’s gentle balance enhancing motions can help the Parkinson’s patient to reduce the gradual loss of balance that Parkinson’s sufferers often experience.

There is much more Tai Chi can offers. For example,

• Tai Chi movements rotate the human body in about 95% of the ways the body can move, This is far beyond what other exercise offers, using” this 95% of the body’s possible motion several times a week, the possibility of “losing” the ability to do so diminishes accordingly.
• Reduces High Blood Pressure Parkinson’s patients have seen a significant drop in their blood pressure
• Reducing Parkinson’s tremors
• Relieve Depression, Anxiety, and Mood Swings
• Reduces or can Eliminate chronic pain conditions,
• Tai Chi may prevent or at least slow down the onset of degenerative diseases; in the long run, it can reduce need for rehabilitative care.
• Tai Chi’s ability to boost immune system so will also help illnesses such as Parkinson's disease, Multiple Slerosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis.”
• Helps maintain Flexibility,
• Improves Breathing control
• Greatly Improves Balance,
• Improves Relaxation.

Tai Chi is the most powerful balance and coordination enhancing exercise known. In many studies at major universities Tai Chi was found to be Twice as effective in reducing falls as the other balance enhancing exercises being studied. For people with Parkinson’s, who often see their balance deteriorate as their condition progresses,

• Parkinsons Disease Tai Chi Therapy is being recommended by some forward thinking medical institutions The Cleveland Clinic of Neuroscience Center encourages Parkinson's Disease patients to seek out a hobby or activity they can enjoy and stick with such as Tai Chi
• Summary
There are a number of practical advantages to using Tai Chi to improve the motor dysfunction of Parkinson's disease – it is a low cost activity that does not require equipment, it can be done anywhere, at any time, and the movements can be easily learned.

It can also be incorporated into a rehabilitation setting as part of existing treatment. Similarly, because of its simplicity, certain aspects of this Tai Chi program can also be prescribed to patients as a self-care/home activity.

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