"Tai Ji" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of the MARTIAL ARTS and also a form of meditative exercise using methodically slow circular stretching movements and positions of body balance.
| Descriptor ID |
D026302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.890 E02.779.474.913 I03.450.642.845.560.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Tai Ji- Tai Ji
- Tai-ji
- Tai Chi
- Chi, Tai
- Tai Ji Quan
- Ji Quan, Tai
- Quan, Tai Ji
- Taiji
- Taijiquan
- T'ai Chi
- Tai Chi Chuan
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tai Ji" by people in Profiles.
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Randomized controlled trial testing Tai Chi Easy/Qigong and Sham Qigong on breast cancer survivors' fatigue and associated symptoms. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2025 11; 61:102014.
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Tai Chi improves non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: One-year randomized controlled study with the investigation of mechanisms. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Mar; 120:105978.
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The impact of a meditative movement practice intervention on short- and long-term changes in physical activity among breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 12; 18(6):1912-1920.
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Latin dance and Qigong/Tai Chi effects on physical activity and body composition in breast cancer survivors: A pilot study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2022 May; 47:101554.
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Mechanisms of motor symptom improvement by long-term Tai Chi training in Parkinson's disease patients. Transl Neurodegener. 2022 02 07; 11(1):6.
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Tai Chi for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 09 25; 9:CD004849.
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Does T'ai Chi Gait Reduce External Knee Adduction Moment? J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Oct; 22(10):818-823.
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Effect of Tai Chi on physical function, fall rates and quality of life among older stroke survivors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 May; 95(5):816-24.