Everyday more doctors are recommending patients try Tai Chi as a
form of physical therapy. The reasons are simple; it’s a low impact full
body exercise that can easily be adjusted to suit each student’s
intensity threshold. It’s slow fluid movements sharpen the mind and
focus the spirit. The forms teach students how to move their bodies in
the most natural, relaxed way possible.
This emphasis on smooth
focused movements utilizing the hole body make Tai Chi an ideal exercise
for anyone who is working to recover from any physical trauma. It’s
easy to adapt to suit anyone’s needs. It will teach you how to sit,
walk, stand, move and breathe. These are all such basic things we take
for granted until we can’t do them anymore.
A patient’s sudden
inability to perform tasks he could normally do without conscious
thought is paralyzing during recovery. Tai Chi helps teach mindfulness
and patience, integral tools in any physical therapy treatment. If you
are undergoing treatment or therapy for any sort of trauma talk to your
doctor about whether Tai Chi practice is right for you.
