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Effects Of Health Qigong Exercises On Relieving Symptoms Of Parkinson's Disease, Xiao L. Liu, Shihui Chen, Yongtai Wang
Effects Of Health Qigong Exercises On Relieving Symptoms Of Parkinson's Disease, Xiao L. Liu, Shihui Chen, Yongtai Wang
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Health Qigong on the treatment and releasing symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Fifty-four moderate PD patients (N = 54) were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Twenty-eight PD patients were placed in the experimental group in which the prescribed medication plus Health Qigong exercise will be used as intervention. The other 26 PD patients as the control group were treated only with regular medication. Ten-week intervention had been conducted for the study, and participants completed the scheduled exercises 5 times per week for 60 minutes each time (10 …