Tai Chi
Cancer patients find help in ancient martial art
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 12th, 2003
Patients in the unique Medical Tai Chi program have experienced "profound medical benefits" from the physical movements, breathing forms and meditation required by tai chi, said Patrick Massey, MD, PhD, medical director, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, for the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, which operates four hospitals in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Massey, a sixth-degree black belt, developed the program to provide a convenient, low-impact form of exercise that could deliver high-impact benefits for...
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