Qigong training and effects on stress, neck-shoulder pain and life quality in a computerised office environment

There was a small significant improvement of neck pain and disability following therapy.

Qigong training may reduce neck disability in office workers. 

Skoglund L1, Josephson M, Wahlstedt K, Lampa E, Norbäck DAuthor information

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Qigong is a Chinese health promoting exercise with a rhythmic pattern of slow movements and breathing affecting the autonomous nervous system.

OBJECTIVES:

To examine the implementation of Qigong for half an hour daily in a computerised office, and to study effects on health state, general health, neck-shoulder and lumbar spine symptoms and stress after six weeks training

DESIGN:

A crossover intervention study with 37 employees randomised in two groups. A questionnaire was completed one week before starting study and every second week during the training period. After 6 weeks the first group stopped and the second group started the training.

RESULTS:

There was a small significant improvement of neck pain and disability following therapy.

CONCLUSION:

Qigong training may reduce neck disability in office workers. A longer training period might be needed in further Qigong studies in healthy, normal populations.

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Original source

Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2011 Feb;17(1):54-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.09.003. Epub 2010 Dec 3.

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