Table 4.
Styles of Tai Chi for various diseases.
Tai Chi styles | Diseases |
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Yang style | OA; NLBP; OP; fibromyalgia; ACL; chronic nonspecific neck pain; stroke; hypertension; myocardial infarction; HF; CHD; depression; mild cognitive impairment; intellectual disability; tension-type headaches; dizziness; PD; sleep disorder; dementia; COPD; T2D; lung cancer; visual impairment |
Sun style | OA; NLBP; ankylosing spondylitis; stroke; mild cognitive impairment; PD; COPD |
Chen style | NLBP; dementia; traumatic brain injury |
Wu style | HF; chronic schizophrenia |
Note: ACL = anterior cruciate ligament; CHD = coronary heart disease; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HF = heart failure; NLBP = nonspecific chronic lower back pain; OA = osteoarthritis; OP = osteoporosis; PD = Parkinson's disease; T2D = type 2 diabetes.