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eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nel050
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© 2006 The Author(s).
Received November 15, 2005
Accepted June 19, 2006

Original Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi for Tension Headaches

Ryan B. Abbott 1, Ka-Kit Hui 1 *, Ron D. Hays 2, Ming-Dong Li 1, and Timothy Pan 1

1 Center for East West Medicine, Department of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA
2 Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Ka-Kit Hui, E-mail: khui{at}mednet.ucla.edu


  Abstract

This study examined whether a traditional low-impact mind-body exercise, Tai Chi, affects health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) and headache impact in an adult population suffering from tension-type headaches. Forty-seven participants were randomly assigned to either a 15 week intervention program of Tai Chi instruction or a wait-list control group. HRQOL (SF-36v2) and headache status (HIT-6TM) were obtained at baseline and at 5, 10 and 15 weeks post-baseline during the intervention period. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvements in favor of the intervention were present for the HIT score and the SF-36 pain, energy/fatigue, social functioning, emotional well-being and mental health summary scores. A 15 week intervention of Tai Chi practice was effective in reducing headache impact and also effective in improving perceptions of some aspects of physical and mental health.

Keywords: complementary and alternative medicine; health-related quality-of-life; integrative medicine; Tai Chi; tension-type headache; traditional Chinese medicine.
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