Tai Chi Chih acutely decreases sympathetic nervous system activity in older adults


Author: Motivala, S., Sollers, J., Thayer, J. & Irwin, M. 


Conference/Journal: Journal of Gerontology a Biological Science Medicine
Date published: 2006
Other:
 Volume ID: 61   ,  Issue ID: 1177-1180   ,  Word Count: 42  
    Aging is associated with increases of sympathetic nervous system activation implicated in the onset of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. TCC practitioners performed TCC for 20 minutes, and TCC-naïve participants passively rested. TCC performance significantly decreased sympathetic activity as indexed by preejection period