Elena Mejías Gil, María Victoria González López-Arza
Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the effects achieved by the Qigong on balance in the last 17 years publications.
Design: The performed search included quantitative researches about the effects of Qigong on balance, published between 01/01/2000 and 12/31/2016. There was no language restriction and reviews were not included in the analysis.
Databases: PubMed, CSIC, Cochrane Library, Scopus, PEDro, Dialnet, JSTAGE, JTCM.
Results: A total of 2966 studies were founded, 11 of them were selected after having applied the established inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Conclusion: Currently, there is not enough evidence to conclusively demonstrate the benefits of Qigong in improving balance. However, based on the analyzed studies, we can say that there are signs of an improvement.
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