Integrative Rehab: Tai Chi & Qigong
Course Overview
Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art that specializes in maintaining balance (mental & physical) while using internal (core) strength to counterattack. Qigong can be thought of as a Chinese system of Yoga encompassing physical and mental practice. Tai Chi and Qigong have been shown to reduce fall risk, improve balance, increase strength, reduce mental stress, maintain bone density, reduce blood pressure post myocardial infarction, improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce arthritis pain while improving function and quality of life. This tradition has clear application for body mechanics and lumbar stability for chronic low back pain, addressing stress and urge incontinence, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, neck pain and repetitive strain injuries. This course will integrate Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong therapy into modern rehab practice. Applications for orthopedic, urological. oncological, cardiopulmonary and neurological patients will be presented. While illustrating this ancient tradition and it’s supporting research, we will focus on practical use for acute care, rehab and outpatients.
Objectives:
- Teach 15 Tai Chi & Qigong movements, understand their benefits, contraindications and adaptations.
- Integrate Tai Chi & Qigong with manual therapy, neuromuscular reeducation, therapeutic activities and orthodox exercise therapy to achieve therapeutic ends.
- Verbalize an understanding of key scientific studies supporting the use of Tai Chi & Qigong as an appropriate rehab intervention.
- Verbalize an understanding of Tai Chi body mechanics as it relates to function, joint stability and health.
- Teach Tai Chi & Qigong to improve function, increase body awareness, decrease pain and address incontinence.
- Verbalize understanding of the psycho-physiological benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong.
- Understand how the relaxation response enhances function and comfort and use appropriate qigong to elicit this response.
- Document the use of Tai Chi & Qigong in the medical record.
13 Contact Hours for CEU’s
Schedule: TBA
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