主题语境：人与社会

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Slowmovements,calmingthoughtsanddeepbreathing-thisistheChinesemartialartoftaichi.Peoplehavepracticeditforhundredsofyears,anditsknowntobeabletoimprovestrength(力量)andflexibility.Nowadaystaichiispracticebythousandsofpeoplearoundtheworldmostlybecauseofitsgoodeffectsonhumanhealth.

Accordingtoanewstudy,itmayalsohelpslowdownthesymptoms(症状)ofParkinsonsdisease(帕金森病)byseveralyears.

Thereisno?cure?forParkinsonsdisease,adiseasewhichaffectsthebrainandcausessymptomslikeshakingandhavingdifficultytalkingandwalking.Foryears,doctorsandresearchershavetriedtofindwaystoslowdownthesymptomsormakethembecomemoremanageableforpatients.

Inthestudy,researchersfromtheShanghaiJiaoTongUniversitySchoolofMedicinewatchedandcheckedParkinsonsdiseasepatientsforuptofiveyears.Onegroupof143patientspracticedtaichitwiceaweekforanhourwhileanothergroupof187patientscontinuedwiththeirstandardcareforParkinsonsdiseasewithoutpracticingtaichi.TheresultswerepublishedintheJournalofNeurology,NeurosurgeryPsychiatryinOctober2023.Theyshowedthattheprogressionofthediseasewasslowerinthegroupthatpracticedtaichi.Thisgroupalsohadbetterbalanceandmovement,fewerfallsandbackpains.

OzzyOsbourne,whowasdiagnosedwithParkinsonsdiseasein2003,saidthathestartedpracticingtaichitohelpwiththesymptomsofthedisease.Imgoingtotryanddotaichi.Itsgoodforbalance,theoldmanannouncedontheshow.HewasjoinedbyhiswifeSharon,theirdaughterKelly,andtheirsonJack,HeevensaidthattaichiistheNo.1thingtohelpwithhisParkinsonsdisease!

Theresearcherssaidthesizeofthestudiedgroupwasquitesmall,sotheycouldnotprovethattaichiwastheonlyreasonfortheseimprovements.Butbasedontheseresults,theysaidthattaichicanb