Qigong training and effects on stress, neck-shoulder pain and life quality in a computerised office environment.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Qigong is a Chinese health promoting exercise with a rhythmic pattern of slow movements and breathing affecting the autonomous nervous system.

OBJECTIVES:

To examine the implementation of Qigong for half an hour daily in a computerised office, and to study effects on health state, general health, neck-shoulder and lumbar spine symptoms and stress after six weeks training

DESIGN:

A crossover intervention study with 37 employees randomised in two groups. A questionnaire was completed one week before starting study and every second week during the training period. After 6 weeks the first group stopped and the second group started the training.

RESULTS:

There was a small significant improvement of neck pain and disability following therapy.

CONCLUSION:

Qigong training may reduce neck disability in office workers. A longer training period might be needed in further Qigong studies in healthy, normal populations.

• Authors: L Skoglund, M Josephson, K Wahlstedt, E Lampa, D Norbäck
• Journal: Complementary therapies in clinical practice (Complement Ther Clin Pract) Vol. 17 Issue 1 Pg. 54-7 (Feb 2011) ISSN: 1873-6947 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21168116 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Activities of Daily Living
• Adult
• Breathing Exercises
• Computers
• Cross-Over Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neck
• Neck Pain (therapy)
• Quality of Life
• Shoulder
• Stress, Physiological
• Stress, Psychological (therapy)
• Surveys and Questionnaires