A recent study has found that that ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi is helpful in managing Parkinson's disease. The study was conducted under the supervision of Fuzhong Li, who works at the Oregon Research Institute.

For the study, the tai chi was tested over participants who were 195 in total. The participants of the study are said to have been suffering from Parkinson's disease. During the study, it was found that the tai chi exercise works gradually over the patients and helps in managing the agony of the disease.

The participants of the study were asked to attend tai chi classes for two times in a week. Besides, an option of undergoing stretching and resistance training was also given to them. The whole course of training and exercising was undertaken by the participants for a period of total six months.

After six months, it was found that the participants who underwent tai chi exercise did actually well in balancing their Parkinson's disease as compared to those who were offered stretching training.

Parkinson’s disease is one of the deadly diseases. A person affected with the disease experience difficulty in walking and in conducting other physical activities. The Parkinson's New Zealand is of the view that about one% of the elders above the age group of 60 are affected with the disease.

The findings of the study have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. While concluding the study, Fuzhong Li noted, “These results are clinically significant because they suggest that Tai Chi, a low-to-moderate impact exercise, may be used, as an add-on to current physical therapies, to address some of the key clinical problems in Parkinson's disease, such as postural and gait instability”.