"A Suggestion for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)"

Abstract

This article reviews the usual methods used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the West, then discusses some alternative treatments that are being used by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The paper concludes by suggesting that some TCM methods, such as tai chi and qigong, should be considered for the treatment of ALS in conjunction with the current Western methods. effects on ALS patients, and that most of the studies in this area

"Using Artificial Intelligence to Conduct Research on the Health Benefits of Tai Chi: A Pilot Study"

“…It has been a tool of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for a long time. Tai chi has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of various kinds of cancer [7,11,18,19,23], hypertension [14], dementia [22] and cognitive impairment [15], depression and anxiety [12], arthritis [13], and a wide range of other ailments [1][2][3][4][5][6][8][9][10][16][17][20][21]. Much research on the health benefits of tai chi has been conducted in recent years.…”

Some Beneficial Health Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong

“…If one were to discuss the main difference between TCM and mainstream Western medicine, it would be that TCM emphasizes prevention, whereas Western medicine focuses more on curing existing disease and ailments. Prior studies have reported on the application of tai chi and qigong to treat, and in some cases cure, a wide range of ailments [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. In some cases, tai chi and qigong have been more effective in treating illness than conventional western medicine.…”

Tai Chi, Qigong and the Treatment of Dementia

“…There is no need to go into the nuances between these two tools of traditional Chinese medicine except to say that qigong is easier to learn than tai chi. Both have been effective in treating Parkinson's disease [72], cancer [73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82], cognitive impairment [83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92] and a wide range of other ailments [93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101]. The purpose of the present article is to summarize and discuss how tai chi and qigong are being used to treat patients with dementia.…”