ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
A Call to Use the Multicomponent Exercise Tai Chi to Improve Recovery From COVID-19 and Long COVID.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05419219 (Effectiveness of Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy for Survivors Affected by the Sequelae of Covid-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy for Survivors Affected by the Sequelae of Covid-19 (TaiChi-DTx and Long Covid)
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of different Chinese traditional exercises on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences with Qi and changes in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) symptoms with qigong: a qualitative analysis of participants' experiences in a pilot clinical trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Hybrid Tai Chi Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme for Psychological Stress Reduction and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Trial
- Effect of Tai Chi vs Aerobic Exercise on Blood Pressure in Patients With Prehypertension: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Global Trends in Tai Chi Research: A Bibliometric Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Long COVID syndrome: exploring therapies for managing and overcoming persistent symptoms.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Review
- Acute effects of Tai Chi with different practice emphasis on autonomic activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of Aerobic Exercise Therapy through Nordic Walking Program in Lactate Concentrations, Fatigue and Quality-of-Life in Patients with Long-COVID Syndrome: A Non-Randomized Parallel Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Exercise and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Review
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- The Challenge of Long COVID-19 Management: From Disease Molecular Hallmarks to the Proposal of Exercise as Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Brain Fog and Quality of Life at Work in Non-Hospitalized Patients after COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Qigong and Tai Chi for ME/CFS: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
Approximately 10% of all COVID patients develop long COVID symptoms, which may persist from 1 month up to longer than 1 year. Long COVID may affect any organ/system and manifest in a broad range of symptoms such as shortness of breath, post-exercise malaise, cognitive decline, chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal pain and deterioration of mental health. In this context, health institutions struggle with resources to keep up with the prolonged rehabilitation for the increasing number of individuals affected by long COVID. Tai Chi is a multicomponent rehabilitation approach comprising correct breathing technique, balance and neuromuscular training as well as stress- and emotional management. In addition, practicing Tai Chi elicits the relaxation response and balances the autonomic nervous system thus regulating respiration, heart rate, blood pressure and vitality in general. Moreover, Tai Chi has been shown to increase lung capacity, improve cognitive status and mental health, and thereby even the quality of life in diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hence, we advocate Tai Chi as potent and suitable rehabilitation tool for post-COVID-19-affected individuals.
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