PARTICIPATION in the slow-motion martial arts programme known as tai chi chih may help older people battle shingles.
In a recent study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 36 people over age 60 either took 15 weeks of classes in tai chi chih (a highly structured version of tai chi, designed with older people in mind) or were placed on a waiting list for those classes.
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