简介：QigongisapartoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Accordingtotheantiquetreaties,thefoundationsoftraditionalChinesemedicinearebasedinmaintainingtheharmonybetweenQi(energy),Jing(essence)andShen(spirit).Alterationsinthisharmonycandevelopanddeterminetheappearanceofdisease.TherapeuticeffectsofQigongarehelpfulinthepreventionandtreatmentofseveraldiseases.It'smainroleinrestoringbodyfunctionsisduetothecommunicationbetweeninternalorgans,tissuesandcells.ThemaingoalofthisworkistoshowtheefficacyofQigonginthetreatmentofadermatologicaldiseasecharacterizedbytheappearanceofcircularorovalpatchesofmissinghair,knownasalopeciauniversalis.Forwesternmedicinetheexactcauseofthisillnessisnottotallyrevealed,however,it'sattributedtopsycological,geneticsandmetabolicalterations.FromthetraditionalChinesemedicineperspective,hairalterationsareframedintheareaofthewaterenergy,representedbythekidneyorgan.TheresultsofQigongtreatmentsuggestedthatthecranialhairfollicleshadbeenactivatedsincethefirsttreatment.Astreatmentprogressed,thecranialhairfolliclescontinuedtogrow,what'smore,thebrightnessandpigmentationofthehairalsoincreased.Therefore,intheclinicalconditionsevaluated,Qigongcouldbeaneffectivealternativetreatmentinconsiderationofthevisibleevidenceaboutrapidandlonglastingresults.Besides,wedidnotobserveanysideeffectsofQigonginthiscase.

简介：Inthearticle,theauthorreportsonacasestudyofchronicpainproblemscausedbyherownfootdeformity.TheauthorbeganusingTaiji,ChenstyleChanSiGong(ReelingSilk),andZhanZhuang(standingmeditation)torelievechronicpainsince1986.AftermorethantwoyearsofQigongtraining,thestructureoftheauthor'sfootchangedfromthepreviousdeformitytonormalfootshape.Thesechangesenabledtheauthortowalknormallyandtobefreefrompersistentchronicpain.ThearticlediscussedthemethodsofusingQicurrentsandotherissuesthatneedtobepaidattentiontowhenpracticingTaichi,suchashowtoadjustone'smentalfocusandmaintainastateofrelaxationto"mindful".Taichiinvolvesanumberofinternal"micro-adjusting"abouthowthesetechniquesrelaxandstrengthenmusclestoreducechronicpain.ThereportanddiscussiononthetreatmentprincipleofQigongcanprovidenewstrategiesforthetreatmentofchronicpain.