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

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