Health Studies
Tai Chi for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Tai chi is recommended for musculoskeletal conditions. Systematic reviews have identified psychological therapies, multidisciplinary therapies, and exercise therapy as being effective treatments for reducing disability. Tai chi has been endorsed as a safe and beneficial form of exercise therapy for people with musculoskeletal pain by several advocate groups, such as the Arthritis Foundation.
Abstract:
Objectives:
Explore the feasibility of a Tai Chi intervention to improve musculoskeletal pain, emotion, cognition, and physical function in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Design:
Two-phase, one-arm quasi-experimental design.
Method:
Phase 1: 11 participants completed one Tai Chi session, feasibility questionnaire, and were offered participation in Phase 2, a 12-week Tai Chi intervention. Ten participants participated in Phase 2. Pain intensity, interference, physical function scales, an emotional battery, and cognition tests were used for pre- and postintervention outcome measures. Paired t tests and thematic analysis were used for analysis.
Results:
In Phase 1, most felt Tai Chi would benefit health (90.9%) and expressed interest in continuing Tai Chi (6.73 out of 7). Phase 2 results showed improvement in fear-affect (raw t = -2.64, p = .03; age adjusted t = -2.90, p = .02), fear-somatic arousal (raw t = -2.53, p = .035), List Sorting Working Memory (raw t = 2.62, p = .031; age adjusted t = 2.96, p = .018), 6-Minute Walk Test ( t = 3.541, p = .008), and current level of Pain Intensity ( t = -4.00, p = .004).
Conclusion:
Tai Chi is an acceptable, holistic treatment to individuals with musculoskeletal pain and posttraumatic stress disorder. It may reduce pain, improve emotion, memory, and physical function.
LINK:
Tsai, Pao-Feng, et al. “Tai Chi for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Study.” Journal of Holistic Nursing : Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association, U.S. National Library of Medicine, June 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29172896.
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