Rehabilitative Tai Chi for Shoulder Strengthening

Q: Shouldn’t I be doing some shoulder strengthening exercises along with the Tai Chi? This question comes from Katharine, a current client diagnosed with scapular dyskinesis and correlative myofascial pain. Very often both clients and professionals can have a...

Functional Reverse Breathing

Q:What is Reverse Breathing and how is it useful? In general, Rehabilitative Qigong & Tai Chi focuses primarily on coordinating natural abdominal breathing with specific therapeutic movements, however at times reverse abdominal breathing can be very effective with...

How does Tai Chi help relieve pain?

Practical use of research and science. Q: How does Tai Chi help relieve pain? This question frequently comes up in discussions with clients who are dealing with pain that consistently acts as a barrier to improved function and quality of life. Regardless of diagnosis,...

Reimbursement

How do I document and get paid for practicing Rehabilitative Tai Chi? A: This question comes up in every training and rightfully so as constraints on the third party payer systems continue to tighten.  Paradoxically I have found that since using Tai Chi as a primary...

Bungee Chair…

How to increase lymph flow if you can’t use a trampoline? Welcome to this months IRQTC Q&A newsletter.  Thank you to all who have written this month with questions and updates on how you are using Tai Chi and Qigong in your practice and life. We love hearing...