Medical Advices for Military

Tai-Chi to health: “The Old Eastern discipline not only helps to find serenity and harmony to mind and body, but can also be a remedy for vertigo. This is shown by a study presented at the annual meeting of `American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, held in San Diego (California), which shows that the Eastern discipline is effective in treating patients suffering from dizziness and visual disturbances `balance. The researchers conducted the study, from April 2008 to March 2009, during a program of rehabilitation of patients with vestibular disorders, and monitoring the equilibrium and security in the movement before and after eight weeks of the course. At the end of treatment, all patients who had undergone a “sessions” of Tai-chi have reported an improvement in vestibular symptoms. The technique could be effective, the researchers explain, because it promotes coordination through relaxation, rather than by the muscular effort. (more…)