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Tai Chi Eases Chronic Neck Pain A
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 par- ticipants, 18 years or older, with ongoing neck pain into three ran- domized 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-author of the study; he’s also the found- er of the Tree of Life Tai Chi Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The group neck exercise subjects experienced results that were similar to those in the tai chi group, suggesting that the two paths are equally effective.
Sedentary Kids Lag in Reading Skills A
study from the Univer- sity of Eastern Finland, in
Kuopio, has found that less active boys perform worse in reading and arithmetic classes than their more active counter- parts. Researchers studied 89 boys and 69 girls ages 6 to 8 and measured their sedentary time and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time using a heart rate monitor, movement sensors and body fat percentages. The subjects’ arithmetic and reading skills were calculated using standardized test scores. Comparing the data, the researchers found that higher
levels of MVPA were associated with higher reading fluency in grade one and that lower reading levels were associated with more sedentary time in grades one through three. A significantly stronger correlation was discovered when male subjects were the focus. Sedentary boys that spent less time engaged in MVPA displayed consistently poorer scores in both reading fluency and comprehension than their peers. For girls, more sedentary time was associated with better arithmetic scores.
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