EFFICACY OF QI-THERAPY (EXTERNAL QIGONG) FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN


Author: KYUNG HEE YAN YOUNG HEE KIM

Affiliation: Department of Nursing Wonkwang Health Science College Iksan, Republic of Korea MYEONG SOO LEE Center for Integrative Medicine Institute of Medical Science Wonkwang University Iksan, Republic of Korea 
Conference/Journal: Intern. J. Neuroscience
Date published: 2005
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    Intern. J. Neuroscience, 115:949 963, 2005 



2005 Taylor & Francis Inc. 



ISSN: 0020-7454 / 1543-5245 online DOI: 10.1080/00207450590901378 



EFFICACY OF QI-THERAPY (EXTERNAL QIGONG) FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN 



KYUNG HEE YANG YOUNG HEE KIM 



Department of Nursing Wonkwang Health Science College Iksan, Republic of Korea MYEONG SOO LEE Center for Integrative Medicine Institute of Medical Science Wonkwang University Iksan, Republic of Korea 



To test the efficacy of Qi-therapy (external Qigong) in improving symptoms of pain and mood states in elderly peoples with chronic pain. Forty-three elderly people with chronic pain were randomly assigned either to an intervention or a general care group. The intervention group was given four weeks of Qi-therapy whereas the control group was given standard care. Compared with the control group, Qi-therapy participants experienced improvements in positive mood and psychological variables over the four-week program. Compared with baseline values, pain and psychological benefits remained significantly improved after two weeks of follow-up. These findings suggest that Qi-therapy may help the elderly cope with pain and associated mood disturbances. 



Keywords elderly, mood, pain, Qigong, Qi-therapy