Zhineng Qigong is the most rigorously tested Qigong system so far. The testing performed in Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Recovery Centre (formerly known as Recovery Division of Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Training Centre) is the largest clinical study not only with regard to Qigong but possibly in the whole history of natural healing. The link below will lead you to analysis report of treatment effectiveness, based on case studies from 47,864 patients that enrolled in Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Recovery Centre from March 1992 to December 1996. The report was published in the book ‘Zhineng Qigong – The Science, Theory and Practice’ (ISBN 978-983-41012-1-3, see p561 – Treatment Effectiveness Analysis).
Treatment Effectiveness Analysis Report
Because of the widespread practice of Qi-based medicine and its growing popularity scientific and medical research has been undertaken also in the West.
The US National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health has published a comprehensive review of 77 RCTs (randomized controlled trials) conducted through 2010 to determine the health benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi. The review concludes that Qigong and Tai Chi are effective in improving bone density, cardiopulmonary function, frequency and related risk factors of falls, psychological symptoms and immune function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085832/
The research cited above, together with more recent studies, has led to:
- Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine to offer weekly Qigong classes for cancer patients. - Doctors at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. to prescribe Qigong to patients with severe heart disease. - The Integrated Medicine Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering to offer Qigong classes for both caregivers and cancer survivors. - The Wall Street Journal to report that Qigong has been found in recent studies to improve quality of life in cancer patients and to fight depression. - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to conclude that Qigong reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
More scientific articles on:
• Qigong in Cancer Care: Theory, Evidence-Base, and Practice:
• Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners
• Qigong and Tai-Chi for Mood Regulation
• Qigong Sensory Training for Autism: Promising Effects on Sensory Processing, Self-Regulation, and Parenting Stress
• Qigong Exercise in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Other materials supporting the claim that Qigong benefits health:
• 101 Miracles of Natural Healing (ISBN 0-9637341—4-8) – documentary book about Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Recovery Centre written by an American journalist.
• Of all the energy-based medical practices, Qigong has the most developed theoretical basis and has been subjected to the most extensive research. In China, knowledge about the therapeutic benefits of Qigong was collected over thousands of years. Medical Qigong is now practiced in clinics and some hospitals that integrate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and conventional Western medicine. In Western hospitals, Qigong is among several complementary practices used including Therapeutic Touch, Mindfulness Meditation and Reiki. In the early 1980’s Chinese scientists initiated research on the health and healing claims of Qigong. The clinical research demonstrated the multifaceted effects that Qigong can create. Of the hundreds of research studies that were performed, few were published because suitable journals were unavailable. However, about 1400 reports were published as abstracts in the proceedings of conferences. English abstracts of these reports as well as those from scientific journals are collected in the Qigong Database™ that presently contains more than 2000 records of Qigong studies and is available from the Qigong Institute:
https://www.qigonginstitute.org/abstracts
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