Incorporating Qigong into a Western Medical Practice: A Study in Artificial Intelligence


Author: McGee, RW

Affiliation: Fayetteville State University, USA
Conference/Journal: Biomed J Sci & Tech Res
Date published: 2024 Mar 26
Other:
 Volume ID: 55   ,  Issue ID: 5   ,  Pages: 47401-47405   ,  Special Notes: DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2024.55.008756   ,  Word Count: 186  
    Qigong has been a tool in the toolbox of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years. Basically,

it consists of a series of exercises that awaken the bio-electromagnetic fields in the human body. These

activated energy fields serve to strengthen the body’s immune system, thus preventing disease, as well as

healing the human body of existing diseases. Qigong exercises can also be used to alleviate or reduce the

side-effects of numerous ailments. They are often used as supplementary treatments in Western medical

practices. The purpose of this study is two-fold. First, the intent is to introduce both medical professionals

and nonprofessionals to qigong in a nontechnical way, with emphasis on how it is being incorporated as a

supplementary therapy in Western medical practices, and second, to illustrate how artificial intelligence can

be used in medical research. Microsoft Copilot was used to generate information about how qigong is being

used in Western medical practice. It provided a brief, nontechnical description that was on point, and also

provided citations to nine sources of additional information.



Keywords: Qigong; Tai Chi; Traditional Chinese Medicine; TCM; Artificial Intelligence; Copilo