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There is a tai chi class starting tomorrow at the high school almost next door. I was wondering if it is an activity I should consider taking. I use to do tea kwon do for years but I had to stop due to pain and extrem fatigue many years ago. My husband and children are doing some still, and well I feel lazy. I feel I need to do something to get out of the house. So I was wondering if tai chi is gentele enouf or I have to look for something else that would not make my Chiari worst?

Walking can be excellent exercise! Water aerobics are great for arthritis, too. Tai Chi is another recommended exercise. You can look at the arthritis foundation web site to find programs in your area designed for arthritis patients.

I have been trying alternative exercise such as swimming and bike riding and am now enrolled in a Tai Chi class once a week; on these days, can I skip my walk and consider the Tai Chi exercise or should it not replace my walk since I am not necessarily elevating my heart rate?

One other source "close to home" is your school. Check with your PE teacher or any coach for advice on correct lifting form and other activities you can do that won't damage your shoulders any further. I've seen so many people in the gym who hurt themselves like this by using too much weight too soon; and as you already mentioned, incorrect form. You get much more benefit from lifting less weight using correct form. Hopefully you haven't damaged yourself permanently.

I should add, what is readily available in China is meditation training and tai chi. These can, at the least, bring some relief.

Try to find someone you can talk to. I can't offer any suggestions, but I've learned from personal experience that if you try to handle a tough situation on your own, it usually gets worse not better. I've also learned that you can't share things with just anyone. It has to be either a close friend or some sort of mentor. I did Tai Chi for a couple years, and was able to deal with some personal issues with the tai chi instructor.

Sure you can do the hula! I've done hula on a couple vacations to Hawaii! ;) You can do just about anything you want as long as it's not high impact - no jumping or long distance running, for example. You can walk, hike, bike, do low impact aerobic exercise, yoga (carefully - certain positions you'll want to avoid), tai chi, swim, light weight training, etc. You'll probably be told not to lift anything heavier than 20 or 30 pounds, and to be careful to avoid falls.

thanks so much for the replies - its nice to know that I'm not the only one that has these weird pains. I am anxious to hear what the hand doc says. deadgamegrrl - I think its great that you do yoga - I wanted to and tried but it was just too much with my back problems. Got a Tai Chi video though to try - I've heard its supposed to be a little easier than yoga. I've got to do something so hopefully that will help. thanks again for your support!

I have tried Yoga (with pranayama and meditation) and also Tai Chi. But when I do Yoga or Tai Chi, my chest tightness gets worse. I tried them for many months but unfortunately it didn't help.

tai chi, qi gong, reiki : these could all be called energy work. They're somewhere between exercise, relaxation techniques and meditation.

Is anyone into Tai Chi? Not human before your cup of coffee or tea? How do you greet the day?

Not only do grains and starches stop me from losing weight but they make me ill. Also after a long awaited op on my knee I shall be returning to Tai Chi. However chair yoga might be useful until I recover.

m use doing treadmill and/or stationary bike. I was doing tai-chi but, the moving around of my shoulder during the exercises was hurting. But, tai-chi is great for relaxing, too.

Chinese can be found in huge groups in the parks in China doing these warm-up exercises in the morning, and we did them at the beginning of every tai chi or kung fu class. Tai chi is actually basically slow motion kung fu -- same movements, but done very slowly with an emphasis on balance and more emphasis on qi or chi than kung fu. It's one of the so-called three internal martial arts that flowed from kung fu, along with to others I can't spell anymore!

I find martial arts or any exercise where you progress and learn more moves tai chi or yoga classes will get you moving if your all ready in good shape maybe karate as it would be more aerobic.

Breathing exercises frequently help a great deal with panic attacks. If you sense them coming on ..... breathe in deeply to your Bhudda Belly (all the way in ) while doing a slow/moderate 10 count. Hold shortly. Then exhale slowly from the bottom of diapharagm while doing that 10 count again. Deep breathes, slowly inhale and exhale with some control while doing that 10 count. You will learn to control those feelings that lead to full attacks. Tai chi and cho gong are also very good.

well, there are some other ideas for making it fun! Do Tai Chi exercises, Yoga, or check out the eVO stationary cycle that has full range of motion by Assistive Therapy Solutions. Start off with a hot bath to relax muscles and then go do your stretching and into the activities then to a cool down. I have arthritis in my right foot and lower back which wakes me up from a sound sleep around 2 a.m. every night. I have to go through all of this at 2 a.m. in order to get back to sleep.

Tai Chi is excellent helps me to focus and relax try it and see the difference.

While qi-gong, tai chi, and yoga are nice to do, none are meditation. Tai chi is slow motion kung fu. It's a martial art requiring great concentration, and sure, concentrating hard on something crowds out other things, but it isn't meditation. Many tai chi classes or groups do meditate a bit after working out, but like yoga, it's hard work. Qi-gong are just warm-up exercises, again, not meditation.

I quit going to Curves during lunch and quit walking before work. The only thing I continued was a weekly Tai Chi class and there were times I had to go sit by the wall because I thought I would keel over during class. I am happy to say that 3 weeks post treatment I am again walking in the mornings. Baby steps at first but now 2-3 miles 3x a week. As ceanathus said, it is difficult enough to get through the treatment. If you can excercise, fine, but don't push it.

Yoga is an excellent idea, either that or Tai Chi. It does take a long time to get the drugs out (3 months for interferon to be completely eliminated, and 6 months for the ribavirin), but it also takes time to rebuild the muscle tissues that tend to be lost during tx, and I think that loss of muscle strength really contributes to joint pain.

I'm not a doctor, but I had headaches too , my doctor gave me nasal spray, turns out the headaches were caused by nasal congestion AND my dentist found out my jaw is not aligned properly i have a bit of an overbite and that added to my headaches, I also had anxiety problems too which had like weird effects i thought i was having heart attack or something, and i'd get chills etc etc (i smoked a lot of pot and sometimes it'd trigger anxiety and id get paranoid and feel numbness in my

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