Resources and research
The resources on this page point to examples of Qigong being helpful for chronic diseases and cancer in improving symptoms and quality of life. The outcome of Qigong is the improvement of the body and physical health, and calming the mind.
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Qigong helps improve the body and physical health.
Qigong quiets and calms the mind.
Qigong promotes wellness and helps alleviate ongoing conditions
Qigong offers wellness benefits
Qigong practice offers many possible health and wellness benefits. These include lowering blood pressure, reducing anxiety and depression, relieving chronic pain, and improving well-being in people with cancer.
Research shows Qigong may help improve lives of those with chronic diseases
Fibromyalgia
Qigong may be helpful for fibromyalgia in areas like pain, sleep, and physical and mental function.
COPD
With chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it may help with depression, anxiety, lung function, and physical function.
Parkinson’s disease
Improvements in balance for Parkinson’s disease were greater with Qigong than with other types of exercise.
Learn more about the research done by the National Institutes of Health,
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Research shows Qigong helps improve the lives of cancer patients
Evidence-based research shows that Qigong supports positive effects on quality of life (QOL), fatigue, immune function and cortisol levels, and cognition for individuals with cancer. Studies indicate that regular practice of Qigong has the potential to improve cancer-related QOL and is indirectly linked to cancer prevention and survival.