The Science of Tai Chi and Qigong as Whole Person Health-Part II: Evidence Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research and Implementation
Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: Part II presented here summarizes evidence gaps and future research opportunities, including: understudied clinical conditions and populations, impact of long-term TCQ training, understanding the impact of specific TCQ styles, training regimens, dosage, and contextual effects; implementation, cost-effectiveness, and medical utilization research; individual data meta-analysis, and teaching competencies, credentialing, and licensure. Part I of this white paper discusses the rationale for the conference, synthesizes the state of evidence for TCQ as rehabilitative and preventive tools for a range of clinical conditions, and summarizes the translational research informing therapeutic mechanisms associated with TCQ training.
Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Administration, University of California, Los Angeles, Massachusetts General Hospital, Oregon Research Institute, Hebrew SeniorLife, University of California, San Francisco, The University of Sydney, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Tufts University, Tufts Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Institutes of Health
OpenAlex ID: W4409418769