Tai chi for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2010.03.011
- VernacularTitle:24式简化太极拳对2型糖尿病患者血清炎性细胞因子及生活质量的影响
- Author:
Fan WU
;
Enfeng SONG
;
Yan BAO
;
Jianwu XIANG
;
Ruhan JIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tai chi;
Diabetes;
Oxidative stress;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2010;32(3):205-207
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To determine the effects of practicing a simplified 24 movement form of Tai chi on the level of inflammatory cytokines and the quality of life of type 2 diabetes patients. Methods A group of type 2 diabetes patients practiced a simplified 24 movement Tai chi routine 60 min/d, 3 d/week for 6 months. Plasma glu-cose and insulin concentration were monitored. The plasma level of IL-6, IL-18, sCD40L, hsCRP and HBAc1 were measured. Changes in the patients' quality of life were also measured by using the SF-36. Results Serum IL-6,IL-18, hsCRP and sCD40L levels were all significantly lower compared with a control group. Significant quality of life improvements were seen in the Tai chi group compared with the controls. Significant reductions were seen in blood pressure, glycated haemoglobin, glucose, insulin resistance and urinary albumin. Conclusions These results sug-gest that regular Tai chi practice can prevent complications and improve the quality of life of diabetes sufferers through glyeaemic control and down-regulating inflammatory cytokine levels.
