healthbriefs Tai Chi Eases Chronic Neck Pain
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study from Harvard Medical School, in Boston, has found that tai chi, a low-impact exercise and movement
meditation, can help relieve chronic neck pain. Researchers divided 14 participants, 18 years or older, with ongoing neck pain into three randomized groups. One received 12 weeks of tai chi instruction, one performed group neck exercises and one received no treatment. “The study results showed that 12 weeks of tai chi was
more effective than no treatment for benefiting pain levels, disability, quality of life and postural control in persons with chronic neck pain,” explains Peter M. Wayne, Ph.D., co-au- thor of the study; he’s also the founder of the Tree of Life Tai Chi Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard
Medical School. The group neck exercise subjects experi- enced results that were similar to those in the tai chi group, suggesting that the two paths are equally effective.
Chelation Cuts Risk of Cardiovascular Disease R
esearchers from the
Mount Sinai Medical Center, in Miami Beach, concluded in a 2016 review of research that chelation therapy using agents such
as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) can significantly reduce risk of cardiovascular events. The review highlighted research showing that heavy metals such as cadmium have been linked with increased
cardiovascular disease risk, and chelation therapy has been shown to effectively remove heavy metals from the body. Of particular interest was a study that specifically tested
the effectiveness of chelation therapy on reducing cardiovas- cular events. The randomized, double-blind study involved 1,708 patients ages 50 and up that had experienced a heart attack at least six weeks prior. Half were given 40 infusions of a 500 milliliter chelation solution with EDTA. The other half received a placebo. Researchers measured deaths, heart attacks and strokes,
along with other heart conditions and subsequent hospitalization for an average period of 55 months. They found that the che- lation therapy reduced heart attacks and strokes by 23 percent and reduced hospitalization for heart attacks by 28 percent.
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