Effect of health Baduanjin Qigong for mild to moderate Parkinson's disease

Abstract

BQG improved the gait performance, functional mobility and sleep quality in older adults with PD at the 6-month follow up. It is as an alternative home exercise program for older adults in rehabilitation for PD. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 911-919.

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Baduanjin Qigong for Health Benefits: Randomized Controlled Trials

“…Sample size in the eligible studies ranged from 20 to 222. When compared to Baduanjin Qigong intervention groups, study participants in the control groups were asked to keep either their original lifestyle [9, 13, 17, 18, 20, 32–35], educational lessons relating to diseases [14, 15, 36, 37], regular drug treatment [38, 39], regular healthcare [2, 40], or daily self-walking [11, 41]. Study participants in the Baduanjin Qigong intervention groups (intervention period ranging from 4 to 24 weeks) experienced Baduanjin Qigong exercise duration ranging from 30 to 90 minutes, along with the frequency of weekly sessions from 2 to 7.…”

“…Concealed allocation, blinding of participants, and blinding of therapists were not observed in all RCTs, which is acceptable because of nonpharmacological clinical trials [42–44]. Blinding of assessors was present in 12 RCTs [9, 11, 13–15, 20, 32, 35–37, 40, 41] but not employed in 7 RCTs [2, 17, 18, 33, 34, 38, 39]. Of 19 RCTs, only four RCTs were observed that the dropout rate was greater than 15% [2, 20, 32, 36].…”

“…Six studies (a total of 597 participants) identified the effectiveness of Baduanjin Qigong on sleep quality measured using assessment tools with high reliability and validity, including PSQI [9, 13–15, 32] and PDSS-2 [41]. A higher negative value of mean score for the tests indicates better sleep quality, whereas a higher positive value of mean score for the tests indicates the worse sleep quality.…”

“…Six studies (a total of 503 participants) examined the effect of Baduanjin Qigong on physical balance measured using stork balance test [17, 18, 33–35] and Berg Balance Scale [41]. A higher negative value of mean score for the tests indicates better physical balance, whereas a higher positive value of mean score for the tests indicates the worse physical balance.…”

“…Two studies (a total of 110 participants) examined the effect of Baduanjin Qigong on six-minute walking performance [2, 41], with long distance indicating better aerobic endurance. A higher negative value of mean score indicates better aerobic endurance, whereas a higher positive value of mean score for the tests indicates the worse aerobic endurance.…”