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Lucy Collins-Stack, Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher, University College Cork

Parkinson's disease: tai chi may help manage symptoms – new research

Tai chi has been practised for centuries. Mladen Mitrinovic/ Shutterstock

The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease.

But these aren’t the only benefits this exercise may have. A recently published study has demonstrated for the first time that tai chi can reduce the severity of Parkinson’s symptoms in the long-term.

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