Ba Duan Jin and the Treatment of Illness in General, and Cognitive Impairment in Particular

Author: McGee, RW
Affiliation: *Corresponding author: Robert W McGee, Department of Graduate and Professional Studies in Business, Fayetteville State University, USA
Conference/Journal: Biomed J Sci & Tech Res
Date published: 2021 Nov 29
Other: Volume ID: 40 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 32058-32065 , Word Count: 73


This article cites numerous studies that have found qigong and tai chi to be effective in treating a wide range of illnesses, then proceeds to review several studies where Ba Duan Jin, a popular set of qigong exercises and a tool of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been used to treat cognitive impairment.

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.40.006424 and https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.006424.pdf

Keywords: Qigong; Tai Chi; Taiji; Ba Duan Jin; Badua