Tai chi and qigong for health: research

Not medical advice. This section lists research on tai chi and qigong. It does not make health claims.

Tai chi (22 topics)

• Postural Balance (219)
• Accidental Falls (210)
• Quality of Life (174)
• Cognitive Dysfunction (86)
• Cognition (71)
• Mindfulness (47)
• Fatigue (42)
• Gait (39)
• Stress, Psychological (39)
• Mental Health (38)
• Muscle Strength (36)
• Bone Density (29)

Qigong (20 topics)

• Quality of Life (113)
• Cognitive Dysfunction (50)
• Fatigue (47)
• Mindfulness (34)
• Stress, Psychological (32)
• Mental Health (28)
• Postural Balance (24)
• Cognition (24)
• Sleep Quality (19)
• Sleep (19)
• Frailty (17)
• Blood Pressure (16)

Government overviews: NCCIH on tai chi · NCCIH on qigong.

Data: PubMed (NLM citation data, free to use (abstracts not reproduced)); ClinicalTrials.gov (Public domain (U.S. Government work)); NCCIH (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.