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Tai Chi Has Similar Efficacy To Aerobic Exercise for Fibromyalgia: Pain Medicine News

Tai Chi Has Similar Efficacy To Aerobic Exercise for Fibromyalgia: Pain Medicine News

When it comes to the nonpharmacologic management of pain for fibromyalgia, classic yang-style tai chi is more effective than standard aerobic exercise, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.

“A longer duration of tai chi also had more benefit than a shorter duration,” said principal investigator Chenchen Wang, MD, the director of the Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Tufts Medical Center, in Boston.

Here is a link to the article:

https://www.painmedicinenews.com/Complementary-and-Alternative/Article/10-18/Tai-Chi-Has-Similar-Efficacy-To-Aerobic-Exercise-for-Fibromyalgia/52985?sub=E754BD8F98C37329A0A68B83D8893C905EB67A1661F036DEECFAE4DEA9591BDA&enl=true

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