Tai Chi for Tension Headaches
The Question:
Can Tai Chi improve quality of life measure and reduce tension headaches?
The Answer:
Tai Chi improved health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) scores and reduced headache impact after 15 weeks. There was a high dropout rate in the Tai Chi group.
The Study:
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi for Tension Headaches.
47 participants were randomly assigned to either a program of Tai Chi instruction or a wait-list control group.
The classical Yang style of Tai Chi with 24 movements was taught for an hour, twice a week, for 15 weeks. There were 8 dropouts in the intervention group. The average age of the 13 subjects in the Tai Chi group was 47 years.
Ryan B. Abbott, Ka-Kit Hui, Ron D. Hays, Ming-Dong Li, and Timothy Pan
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2007 March. Free full text.
