The Effects of Tai Chi and Neck Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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- 作者：Romy Lauche&lowast ; ; &dagger ; ; r.lauche@kliniken-essen-mitte.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Christoph Stumpe&lowast ; ; Johannes Fehr&lowast ; ; Holger Cramer&lowast ; ; &dagger ; ; Ying Wu Cheng&Dagger ; ; Peter M. Wayne§ ; ; Thomas Rampp&lowast ; ; Jost Langhorst&lowast ; ; Gustav Dobos&lowast ;
- 关键词：Neck pain ; chronic pain ; Tai Chi ; neck exercises ; spinal exercises ; randomized controlled trial ; efficacy
- 刊名：The Journal of Pain
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：17
- 期：9
- 页码：1013-1027
- 全文大小：606 K
文摘
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Tai Chi provides moderate benefit for patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain.
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Tai Chi exercises appear to be as effective as conventional exercises for neck pain.
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After 12 weeks a pain reduction of ≥50% was observed by 36.8% in the Tai Chi group.
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A pain reduction of ≥50% was observed by 45.9% after conventional neck exercises.
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Tai Chi and conventional neck exercises appear to be safe and well tolerated.