Need to lower your blood pressure? Try Tai Chi
Randomised controlled trial: Subjects are randomly assigned to a test group, which receives the treatment, or a control group, which commonly receives a placebo. In 'blind' trials, participants do not know which group they are in; in ‘double blind’ trials, the experimenters do not know either. Blinding trials helps removes bias.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Want to reduce your blood pressure? Give tai chi a go, say Chinese researchers. The team conducted a trial with 342 participants aged 18 to 65 with prehypertension – a warning sign that they may get high blood pressure in the future. Participants were randomly assigned a Tai Chi group or a cardio group that performed four 60-minute supervised sessions, every week for 12 months. Tai Chi was found to be more effective than cardio in reducing blood pressure in these patients, the team say the practice could be useful in helping reduce blood pressure, especially as a safe activity for all ages that is easy to introduce in community settings.
Journal/conference: JAMA Network Open
Research: Paper
Organisation/s: China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China
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