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Improving Parkinson's disease by practicing Tai Chi

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Parkinson's Disease patients may be able to improve their symptoms by practicing Tai Chi. This study from the Oregon Research Institute followed nearly two-hundred patients with Parkinson's divided in three groups: some tried resistance training, some were just stretching, and some did Tai Chi. Each patient did this for an hour twice a week for six months. At the end of the study, those in the Tai Chi group had better balance and stability than all the others, and were much less likely to fall.

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