Clinical Testing of Qi Gong being done by the Medical Community

Have you searched the internet looking for Clinical Testing of Qi Gong?  

What I find is that most testing is being done by Alternative Medical organizations. However, both the National Institute of Health and the University of Maryland, Baltimore have been actively researching Qi Gong;  and they are pleased with the results of these studies.

Here is an excerpt from an article I found on Google placed by UMB Researcher Kevin W Chen:

“Although there are only a very small number of scientific studies in Qigong and energy medicine in comparison with other established disciplines, this is a very exciting and significant level of activity at the highest institutions of scientific research. It signals the beginning of the new era in which the traditional concept of qi or mind-body medicine has formally been put under the microscope of modern science, and indicates the start of a joint effort between conventional western medicine and CAM therapies for better human health and more effective healing. When we recruited subjects for our NCCAM-funded project, Qigong therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees, we received many phone calls asking if this study was actually a hoax, and many people could not believe that a medical school was seriously conducting a randomized clinical trial to test this ancient therapy. 

In short, there has been an increased interest in understanding qi healing and Qigong therapy in the U.S., and an increasing number of research projects have been funded by NIH in this area. There are increased evidences in clinical applications of Qigong or mind-body exercises for general health (such as stress management) or for treatment of certain conditions that western medicine has a problem to deal with. However, we need more researchers and more resources involved in the scientific research of Qigong therapy and mind-body exercises so as to make it part of the mainstream medical therapies and the daily well-being practice.”

Here is a link to his Profile www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin_Chen9 

This research and Chen’s comments are very exciting for those of us who already practice Qi Gong to maintain and improve our health. We know it works. Now I can send doubters to this site as a place to begin doing their own research into Clinical Testing of Qi Gong.

Surf on, and have fun learning and experiencing all the good that Qi Gong is creating.