What is Tai Chi for people with heart disease?
Can people with heart disease benefit from Tai Chi? According to a recent study, the well-being and improve the quality of life through the exercise of Tai Chi, apparently, and at the same time decreases the mental stress.
In a study by the University of Arizona, it was found that Tai Chi can be beneficial for people with heart disease and stroke. The results were published in the English journal “the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing”.
The investigation included more than 1,800 participants
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For the current investigation, the results of 15 clinical studies were analyzed, which dealt with how Tai Chi affects the mental well-being. Overall, the data of more than 1,800 people with an average age of 66 years were taken into account. All suffered from suffered from a heart disease, heart failure or hypertension, or had survived a stroke.
What Tai Chi is?
Tai Chi is one of China next Exercise for the body and the mind, which defined movements with relaxation and breathing combined. Tai Chi requires concentration on posture, relaxation and breathing. Tai Chi is also called Meditation in motion.
Heart diseases lead to Stress and Anxiety
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Many people with heart disease suffer from Anxiety, Stress and depression. For example, about 20 percent of people suffering with heart disease, suffering from depression, this also applies to 27 percent of people with high blood pressure, and 35 percent of the people who have survived a stroke.
What are the physical and mental Benefits of Tai Chi?
Overall, Tai Chi was associated with a lower level of mental workload, a decrease of depression and an improved quality of life in connection. This includes both the mental as well as physical health and quality of life.
Why does Tai Chi benefits?
The researchers suggest that the synergy between the body postures and breathing contributes to the observed benefits. While Tai Chi is a good body will be taken attitude, and studies have shown that this can have a positive impact on mood. In addition, it is known that breathing exercises can relieve Stress and anxiety.
Impact on well-being after stroke?
In the case of the current study was, however, no statistically significant link between Tai Chi and a reduction in anxiety detected, and Tai-Chi also had seizures, has no noticeable impact on the well-being of Survivors of stroke. This is probably due to the fact that there were very few studies on the psychological well-being, or to variables of the quality of life in this group, according to the research team. Although there is a lot of studies of Tai Chi in stroke Survivors, but almost all of the bodily functions such as balance and gait, explain the researchers.
Tai Chi as part of the recovery
In order to determine how Tai Chi improves mental health, more research is needed. If people have already had a heart attack or stroke, or other heart disease are affected, you should include Tai-Chi, nevertheless, already now in your recovery and Rehabilitation, advise the researchers. (as)