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ΟΤΑΝ ΕΝΑΣ ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΕΤΟΙΜΟΣ ΤΟΤΕ ΕΝΑΣ ΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΖΕΤΑΙ

Ο Dr. Βασίλης Δρούγας 13ης Γενεαλογίας συνεχιστής Επίσημα του Tai Chi Chuan ορίσθηκε επίσημα εκπρόσωπος και Master για την Διάδοση του παραδοσιακού Ται Τσι Τσουαν για την Ελλάδα και τα Βαλκάνια
Dr. Bill Drougas recognized as Master in the Tai Chi Chuan and Representative to promote the Traditional Tai Chi Chuan in Greece and Balkan.
contact Bill Drougas at bdrougas@yahoo.com






Πέμπτη 1 Νοεμβρίου 2012

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Tai Chi Chuan, health-related quality of life and self-esteem: a randomized trial with breast cancer survivors

KM Mustian, JA Katula, DL Gill, JA Roscoe… - Supportive Care in …, 2004 - Springer
... esteem at 6 and 12 weeks despite the absence of significant interaction effects, which would
not have been statisti- cally appropriate in a confirmatory study, in order to provide knowledge
to aid in ... 2 Comparison of changes in self-esteem: Tai Chi Chuan vs psychosocial ...

Effects of a Tai Chi Chuan program on Hmong American older adults

WY Sun, M Dosch, GD Gilmore… - Educational …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
... Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and practice of Tai Chi Chuan Self-perceived stress score Resting
heart rate Resting blood pressure Systolic Diastolic Stress level by body temperature Joint
flexibility Trunk Shoulder Knee 10.9000 1.23 10.1000 1.34 0.3482 .7277 10.3500 0.97 ...

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

DJ Klionsky, FC Abdalla, H Abeliovich… - …, 2012 - rgl.landesbioscience.com
Landes Bioscience.

Exploring the basis for Tai Chi Chuan as a therapeutic exercise approach

SL Wolf, C Coogler, T Xu - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1997 - Elsevier
... Tai Chi (TC), also called Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Quan, Taijiquan, or T'ai Chi, was devised more
than ... reduce impairments, then its potential value to rehabilitation clinicians will become
self-explanatory. ... Cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses during Tai Chi Chuan exercise. ...

Tai chi: physiological characteristics and beneficial effects on health

JX Li, Y Hong, KM Chan - British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2001 - bjsportmed.com
... The practice of TCC was originally related to concerns about physical fitness and the capacity
for self defence. ... This very point was mentioned in Tai Chi Chuan classic” (Wang 1642), which
was published in the Ming dynasty and, to our knowledge, was the first book about ...

Balance control, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness among older Tai Chi practitioners

Y Hong, JX Li, PD Robinson - British journal of sports medicine, 2000 - bjsm.bmj.com
... Thus the findings of this study should contribute to our knowledge of aging and the effects of
physical activity ... Self-report benefits of Tai Chi practice by older adults. ... Two-year trends in
cardiorespiratory function among older Tai Chi Chuan practitioners and sedentary subjects. ...

Exploring factors that influence knowledge sharing behavior via weblogs

TK Yu, LC Lu, TF Liu - Computers in Human Behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
... a, Department of International Business, Southern Taiwan University, 1 Nan-Tai Street, YungKang
City, Tainan ... In other words, self-reporting is a fair way of measuring actual knowledge sharing ...
The data from the two sources were combined into a chi-square analysis that showed ...

Effects of tai chi mind-body movement therapy on functional status and exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial

GY Yeh, MJ Wood, BH Lorell, LW Stevenson… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
... strength and flexibility ( [8] , [10] , [11] and [12] ), reduced pain and anxiety ( [13] and [14] ),
improved self-efficacy ( [15] and [16] ), and enhanced cardiopulmonary function ( [10] , [11] , [17] ,
[18] , [19] and [20] ). Despite the lack of randomized controlled trials, tai chi has become ...

Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis

A Han, V Robinson, M Judd, W Taixiang… - Cochrane Database …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
... The health education included knowledge of RA and method of exercises. ... graduates of an Arthritis
Foundation Self-Help class and had been instructed in self-range of ... Kirsteins 1991A: The
experimental group was taught Tai Chi Chuan exercises for 1 hour session once a week ...
 

Tai Chi as an adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation exercise training

RE Taylor-Piliae - Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
... Skip Navigation Links Home > March/April 2003 - Volume 23 - Issue 2 > Tai Chi as an Adjunct
to Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Tra... ... Tai Chi as an Adjunct to Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise
Training. Taylor-Piliae, Ruth E. RN, CNS, MN. Article Outline. Collapse Box ...
 

Tai Chi and fall reductions in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

F Li, P Harmer, KJ Fisher… - The Journals …, 2005 - biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals. …
... We used medical records (68%) and self-reports (32%) to confirm the injury data on falls ... living,
mobility, and social activity (28,45), and provides further evidence that Tai Chi reduces levels ...
To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that physical and psychological benefits ...

The effectiveness of Tai Chi exercise in improving aerobic capacity: a meta-analysis

RE Taylor-Piliae, ES Froelicher - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
... information needed for sample size calculations. Randomized clinical trials in diverse
populations, including those with chronic diseases, would expand the current
knowledge about the effect of Tai Chi on aerobic capacity. ...

A research-based use of Tai Chi/movement therapy as a nursing intervention

KM Chen, M Snyder - Journal of Holistic Nursing, 1999 - jhn.sagepub.com
... Self- report benefits of Tai Chi practice by older adults. ... Tai Chi Chuan in China today. Tai Chi
Chuan: Perspec- tives of the Way and Its Movement, 1, 3-5. Snyder, M. (1988). ... The effect of Tai
Chi Quan and computerized balance training on postural stability in older subjects. ...

Tai chi chuan and qigong: Physical and mental practice for functional mobility

B Gallagher - Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 2003 - journals.lww.com
... Collapse Box Abstract. Evidence mounts that Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan, T'ai Ch'i Ch'uan) and
Qigong (Chi Gung, Chi Gong, Chi Kung), a system of physical and mental practice, is a
preventative and restorative therapy for elders seeking to reverse or prevent frailty by ...

Health benefits of Tai Chi exercise: improved balance and blood pressure in middle-aged women

EW Thornton, KS Sykes, WK Tang - Health promotion …, 2004 - Oxford Univ Press
... Tai Chi enhances self-efficacy and exercise behavior in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical
Health, 9, 161–171. ... The effect of Tai Chi Quan and computerized balance training on postural
stability in older subjects. Physical Therapy, 77, 371–384. ... effect of Tai Chi Chuan. ...

Measurement properties of Tai Chi exercise self-efficacy among ethnic Chinese with coronary heart disease risk factors: a pilot study

RE Taylor-Piliae, ES Froelicher - European Journal of …, 2004 - cnu.sagepub.com
... Measurement of self-efficacy to overcome barriers to Tai Chi exercise (TCSE Barriers) and
self-efficacy to perform Tai Chi (TCSE performance ... performs in the future is unknown, though
additional studies may help answer this question and contribute to knowledge building on ...

Self-reported benefits of T'ai Chi practice by older women

HM Taggart - Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2001 - jhn.sagepub.com
... Ef- fects of t'ai chi chuan program on Hmong American older adults. Educa- tional Gerontology,
22, 161-167. Taggart, HM (1998). ... (1997). The effect of t'ai chi quan and computerized balance
train- ing on postural stability in older subjects. ... Tai chi: The gift of balance [Videotape]. ...

Tai chi chuan: Mind-body practice or exercise intervention? Studying the benefit for cancer survivors

P Mansky, T Sannes, D Wallerstedt, A Ge… - Integrative Cancer …, 2006 - ict.sagepub.com
... health-related quality of life and self-esteem from baseline to 6 and 12 wk, while the support group
exhibited declines ... Tai Chi Chuan ... There is a need to design clinical studies that both allow the
examination of complex mind-body inter- ventions and extend the knowledge of the ...

[PDF] Tai Chi on psychological well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Wang, R Bannuru, J Ramel… - BMC complementary …, 2010 - biomedcentral.com
... March 2009. We also searched reference lists of selected articles and reviews. The
search terms for our review included "Tai Chi", "Tai Chi Chuan", "Tai Chi Chih",
"ta'i chi," "tai ji," "Tai Ji Quan", and "taiji- quan". Study selection ...
 

[HTML] Tai chi exercise for patients with cardiovascular conditions and risk factors: a systematic review

GY Yeh, C Wang, PM Wayne… - Journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... compliance with tai chi interventions, and suggest that tai chi may promote exercise self-efficacy. ...
The effect of Tai Chi Quan and Tai Chi Sword on cardiac rhythm and heart rate in ... The beneficial
effects of Tai Chi Chuan on blood pressure and lipid profile and anxiety status in a ...

The effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure: a systematic review

GY Yeh, C Wang, PM Wayne… - Preventive …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
... Citation Index (from 1945), and EMBASE systems (from 1991) through January 2007 using search
terms “tai chi,”“tai chi chuan,”“ta'i chi ... Clinical trials have reported excellent compliance with tai
chi interventions and suggest that tai chi may promote exercise self-efficacy. ...
 

Effects of T'ai Chi exercise on fibromyalgia symptoms and health-related quality of life

HM Taggart, CL Arslanian, S Bae, K Singh - Orthopaedic Nursing, 2003 - journals.lww.com
... Implications for Nursing Research: Knowledge of interventions to enhance health for
the patient with musculoskeletal problems is a National Association of Orthopaedic
Nurses priority. T'ai Chi is potentially beneficial to patients with FM. ...

Can Tai Chi improve vestibulopathic postural control?

PM Wayne, DE Krebs, SL Wolf, KM Gill-Body… - Archives of physical …, 2004 - Elsevier
... Tai Chi, also referred to as Tai Chi Chuan and Taijiquan, has its roots in the martial arts; yet, for
centuries millions of Chinese have practiced Tai Chi's flowing, meditative movements to cultivate
and maintain health and well ... Tai Chi∗ (ten 2 ... TC (vs C) reduced self- perceived stress ...

Correlates of leisure-time physical activity in an elderly population in Singapore.

WM Lian, GL Gan, CH Pin… - American journal of …, 1999 - ajph.aphapublications.org
... Leisure-time physical activity was assessed by self-reported weekly frequency of ... Moderate
activities included walking, gardening, tai chi chuan, and qigong (an ancient Chinese breathing ...
the following 3 cat- egories: (1) predisposing factors such as knowledge andvalues that ...

Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise improves T cell helper function of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with an increase in T-bet transcription factor and IL-12 …

SH Yeh, H Chuang, LW Lin, CY Hsiao… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
... To our knowledge, these are the first published results to demonstrate how moderate exercise
such as TCC promotes a better Th1 response in patients with type 2 DM. What this study adds. ...
Tai Chi Chuan: a simplified method of calisthenics for health and self defense. ...

Tai chi and mindfulness-based stress reduction in a Boston public middle school

RB Wall - Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2005 - Elsevier
... are The Wu Chi Stance, Two-hand Push, Grasping Bird's Tail, and Closing Tai Chi Hun Yuan ...
age group are the many TC-related forms of movement exercise called Chi Kung, Chi Gong,
or ... to enhance health, improve on aspects of TC, and increase awareness of self and others ...

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

SJ Motivala, J Sollers, J Thayer… - The Journals …, 2006 - biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals. …
... This study is the first to our knowledge to assess the acute effects of TCC ... Besides behavioral
and self-report measures, few studies have carefully examined physiological pathways affected
by ... The effect of Tai Chi Chuan on the autonomic nervous modulation in older persons. ...

Dynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At‐Risk Older Adults

JO Nnodim, D Strasburg, M Nabozny… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
... Mean self-reported disability was similar in both groups (EPESE score 4±3). Median TS time ... The
effects of tai chi chuan on physiological function and fear of falling in the less robust ... The effect
of tai chi quan and computerized balance training on postural stability in older subjects ...

Spatial, temporal and muscle action patterns of Tai Chi gait

G Wu, W Liu, J Hitt, D Millon - Journal of Electromyography and kinesiology, 2004 - Elsevier
... Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an ancient Chinese martial art. ... we propose to isolate one basic leg
movement from the complete set of TCC movements: the Tai Chi gait (TCG ... During the data
collection period, the subjects were asked to walk along the walkway at a self-determined slow ...

Selected as the best paper in the 1990s: Reducing frailty and falls in older persons: An investigation of tai chi and computerized balance training

SL Wolf, HX Barnhart, NG Kutner… - Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
... activities of daily living (IADL), and psychosocial well-being (Center for Epidemiological Studies
for Depression scale, fear of falling questionnaire, self-perception of ... 1 The Atlanta FICSIT site
evaluated two contrasting interventions—tai chi (TC) quan and computerized center ...

Kinematic and electromyographic analysis of the push movement in tai chi

SP Chan, TC Luk, Y Hong - British journal of sports medicine, 2003 - bjsm.bmj.com
... [Abstract/FREE Full text]. ↵ Zhuo D, Shephard RJ, Plyley MJ, et al. Cardiorespiratory and metabolic
responses during Tai Chi Chuan exercise. ... A. Complete Tai Chi. The definitive guide to physical
and emotional self-improvement. Tokyo: Chares E Tuttle, 1993:255–6. ↵ He CF. ...

A review of clinical trials of tai chi and qigong in older adults

CE Rogers, LK Larkey, C Keller - Western Journal of Nursing …, 2009 - wjn.sagepub.com
... Tai chi, tai chi chuan, taiji, and qigong were entered in the Google Scholar search engine with
additional hand searches and secondary sources to complete the search for inclusion of articles. ...
Tai Chi and Qigong in Older Adults 249 ... T ai Chi (TC) and Qigong (QG) Studies ...
 

Pilot study of a 10-week multidisciplinary Tai Chi intervention in sedentary obese women

A Dechamps, B Gatta… - Clinical Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
... 1,2 Tai Chi (TC) is a safe self-paced mild to moderate intensity type of ... benefits of TC exercises
include reduced pain and anxiety 4 and improved self-efficacy, particularly in ... Blind allocation
concealment was used to prevent previous knowledge of the upcoming assignments; the ...